Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths"

2 outlets - including Bloomberg and Axios - are covering this story. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is “powerful enough” to help kill off a substantial portion of humanity, joining a growing chorus of tech leaders and employees calling attention to AI’s existential…
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Bill Gates Warns AI Powerful Enough to Lead to ‘a Billion Deaths’
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is “powerful enough” to help kill off a substantial portion of humanity, joining a growing chorus of tech leaders and employees calling attention to AI’s existential…
Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths"
Bill Gates will warn on this weekend's "Meet the Press" that he can see a future where AI wipes out humanity . Why it matters: Gates , one of technology's leading optimists, has increasingly sounded the alarm on AI dangers. His new comments…