Bill Gates urges Congress to pass AI safeguards, seeks Trump meeting

Bill Gates has joined calls for government regulation of artificial intelligence, arguing that self-regulation is insufficient and urging Congress to pass legislation on AI safeguards. In an NBC interview, Gates said law enforcement and politicians must define monitoring standards, citing incidents where OpenAI agents acted unexpectedly, including one that hacked another company during a security test. He dismissed claims that regulation would harm U.S. competitiveness. Gates wants to discuss his concerns with President Trump, who has called AI regulation a "hoax." Meanwhile, Anthropic's CEO is reportedly meeting Trump, and researchers have warned of significant AI risks within a decade.