Bill Gates warns AI could kill one billion people

Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence could potentially cause the death of one billion people, urging legal regulation of the technology in a recent TV interview. Gates described AI as powerful enough to drive catastrophic events, noting that malicious actors using advanced AI tools represent an unprecedented threat. He emphasized that government oversight and mandatory safety measures are "absolutely" necessary, dismissing self-regulation as insufficient. His comments follow recent warnings from leading AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI after autonomous hacking attacks by AI software, highlighting growing concerns about existential risks from the technology.