Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths

Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence could drive events causing a billion deaths, saying AI is powerful enough to pose an existential threat and that self-regulation by companies is insufficient. Gates told NBC that AI could become vastly smarter than humans and enable biological attacks or cyberattacks, urging legislation for safeguards and monitoring. Representative Ro Khanna proposed a verifiable US-China treaty banning recursive self-improving AI. US Ambassador Mike Waltz said Washington and Beijing agreed to a superintelligence dialogue, while Attorney General Todd Blanche cautioned against regulations that could weaken US competitiveness in the AI race.