https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bill-gates-issues-warning-about-ai-never-been-a-weapon-as-powerfulContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bill-gates-issues-warning-about-ai-never-been-a-weapon-as-powerfulhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bill-gates-issues-warning-about-ai-never-been-a-weapon-as-powerful#u90108Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:02:45 +0000Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence poses severe catastrophic risks, stating it is powerful enough to drive events causing up to a billion deaths if placed in the wrong hands. Speaking during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Gates argued that corporate self-regulation is insufficient and urged Washington lawmakers to establish government monitoring and safety safeguards. He criticized current industry debates regarding an AI kill switch as nontechnical and called for a smart use of the technology while his foundation builds representative language data