{
  "id": 10161812,
  "title": "빌 게이츠 “불순한 세력이 AI 쓰면 10억명 사망할 수 있어” 경고",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/ai-10",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-27T05:20:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/international_general/1279612.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "Bill Gates has warned that malicious forces could use artificial intelligence (AI) to cause the deaths of up to 100 million people. During a recent NBC interview, Gates stated, \"AI may not be able to eradicate an entire population, but it is powerful enough to initiate a scenario that could lead to the deaths of 100 million people.\" He emphasized that the combination of malicious actors utilizing cutting-edge AI tools represents a weapon unlike any seen in history. Gates called for urgent federal legislation at the federal level to monitor and ensure the safety of AI development. He firmly believes that no one should believe in self-regulation alone in AI, as legislation, while adding a slight administrative burden to the industry, will not significantly impede the innovative speed of those driving AI advancements. Gates differentiated between the short-term dangers of AI misuse by terrorists or ill-intentioned nations and the long-term existential risk highlighted by safety advocates like Jack Clark. Despite his warnings about the risk of AI causing widespread harm in the present, Gates urged the American public not to overlook the potential for such misuse. His recent advocacy aligns with other top AI developers who have recently called for a slower pace of AI development. Notably, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, during a recent interview, disagreed with Gates, stating that there's no need for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development and that companies should take the necessary time to ensure safety in their work. At the federal level, several US states have already started regulating AI, with California recently strengthening its AI safety law and Maryland and New York announcing plans to enhance AI regulation within their jurisdictions. Microsoft CEO Brad Smith recently emphasized during a UN session that AI companies should not wait for federal regulation and should voluntarily slow down to ensure safety, criticizing the rush to build increasingly advanced AI products.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}