Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths

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Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence is powerful enough to drive events causing a billion deaths, making him the latest tech figure to raise alarms about AI development. In an NBC interview, Gates said no one believes self-regulation is sufficient and called for greater government oversight in the US, citing the combination of malicious humans and advanced AI tools as an unprecedented threat. The warning follows AI researcher Jacob Coxon's criticism of AI companies for lacking responsibility, which prompted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Elon Musk to urge a slowdown in AI development.


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