Bill Gates warns AI could cause events leading to 1 billion deaths
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned in an NBC interview that artificial intelligence could be powerful enough to cause events resulting in a billion deaths, citing potential misuse by individuals with bad intentions, and reiterated his call for an international AI oversight body made during a September 15 podcast with The Times.
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Bill Gates has previously expressed concerns about AI risks and called for regulatory frameworks. This statement reiterates his stance amid ongoing global debates about AI safety and governance.
NEW YORK, September 25. /TASS/. Microsoft founder Bill Gates expressed the opinion that artificial intelligence technologies could trigger events resulting in the deaths of 1 billion people.
"AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths," the philanthropist said in an interview with NBC, explaining that artificial intelligence could be used by people "with bad intentions."
On September 15, Gates called for the creation of an international organization to oversee AI during a podcast with The Times newspaper.
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- What specific events or mechanisms could lead to a billion deaths via AI?
- Which individuals or groups with 'bad intentions' is Gates referring to?
- What structure or authority would the proposed international AI oversight body have?
