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Bill Gates Warns AI Could Drive Events Causing ‘A Billion Deaths’
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- Sep 25, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC
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Artificial intelligence is now powerful enough to cause catastrophic harm, Bill Gates warned.
As Trump downplays the need for additional guardrails around artificial intelligence, Bill Gates is sounding the alarm.
Gates warned on 'Meet the Press' that if no one does anything, AI could "drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths."