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Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat

Gates said the immediate risk is malicious use of existing AI systems, with cyberattacks likely to rise and self-regulation by companies insufficient.

  • On Sunday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that unregulated artificial intelligence will likely trigger a surge of AI-enabled cyberattacks over the coming year, citing bad actors and weak safeguards.
  • Gates described artificial intelligence as 'the most dangerous technology humans ever invented,' emphasizing that the immediate threat involves 'bad people' using existing systems rather than AI itself 'getting out of control.'
  • During an ABC News interview, Gates urged federal guardrails to prevent bad actors from exploiting advanced models for bioterrorism and cyberattacks, comparing the need for oversight to existing regulations governing cars, aircraft, and medicines.
  • Seeking federal oversight, Gates requested a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss AI safeguards, noting he has already consulted with several other politicians about these concerns.
  • Separately, Gates continues advocating for tasks designated 'Human Reserved' and potential automation taxes to manage workforce displacement, keeping these employment proposals distinct from his warnings about catastrophic misuse.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns of an increase in AI-based cyberattacks. The risk of out-of-control artificial intelligence in the coming years is rather not present, Gates said on Sunday to US broadcaster ABC News. Much greater is the risk that "bad people" use AI systems without safeguards for cyberattacks or bioterrorism.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates warns of the dangers of AI. A scenario bothers him the most. He wants to converse with Donald Trump.

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BILL Gates warns that the development of AI by 2027 will bring unpleasant surprises and a drastic increase in cyber attacks on a global scale.

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TMZ broke the news in Burbank, United States on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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