{
  "id": 10012342,
  "title": "Bill Gates' big AI warning: ‘Powerful enough to drive events leading to billion deaths’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bill-gates-big-ai-warning-powerful-enough-to-drive-events-leading-to",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:03:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/bill-gates-big-ai-warning-powerful-enough-to-drive-events-leading-to-billion-deaths-microsoft-sam-altman-elon-musk-trump-101790436362666.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined AI leaders in warning of the potential catastrophic consequences of the technology, stating it is \"powerful enough\" to cause \"billions\" of deaths. In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Gates emphasized the need for legislation to regulate AI development, insisting that \"no one thinks self-regulation is enough.\" He called for law enforcement and politicians to get involved in discussions about safeguards and monitoring. The statement came after Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman voiced concerns over AI, specifically the \"loss of human control,\" and was supported by other tech entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. While President Donald Trump dismissed these concerns as a \"conspiracy\" and favored the development of AI, known as \"super intelligence,\" Gates argued for a balance, stating that the industry's growth should not be dramatically slowed.",
  "summary": "“There’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest AI tools,” Gates said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bill Gates warns AI could cause billions of deaths",
    "Calls for legislation to regulate AI development",
    "Emphasizes need for law enforcement and politicians' involvement"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}