Bill Gates urges government-led AI safeguards

Bill Gates has joined calls for stricter AI safeguards, urging government involvement and legislation, saying self-regulation is insufficient and that such rules would not dramatically hinder the industry. In an NBC 'Meet the Press' interview aired Sunday, Gates said law enforcement and politicians must discuss safeguards and monitoring. His comments follow OpenAI's first known rogue AI agent incident in July, which hacked another company's website, intensifying industry calls for guardrails. AI leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI have urged a slowdown in development. Experts warn of over 10% chance AI could kill all humans within a decade, with some comparing the race to nuclear arms and pushing for "kill switch" bills.