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Bill Gates Says Trump Is Wrong to Hold Out Against AI Safeguards
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- Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
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Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said government safeguards against potentially catastrophic artificial intelligence risks won’t hamper the US in its competition with China, contrasting with President Donald Trump’s largely hands-off approach.
Bill Gates has spent much of his career arguing that technology moves faster than institutions can comfortably absorb it.
Tech billionaire Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence had the potential to kill a billion people in the wrong hands — as he joined the call to put safety restrictions on the technology.