{
  "id": 12145253,
  "title": "US billionaire’s 'Chinese question' to Bill Gates over his AI will kill billions remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/us-billionaires-chinese-question-to-bill-gates-over-his-ai-will-kill",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:42:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/billionaire-david-sacks-hits-at-bill-gates-over-his-comments-that-ai-will-cause-billion-deaths-fires-a-chinese-question-at-him/articleshow/134700135.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American venture capitalist David Sacks criticized Bill Gates' warning that artificial intelligence could result in a billion deaths. Sacks reposted clips on X questioning the basis for such a large death toll, stating \"There are no facts or evidence to justify these types of numbers.\" Sacks also expressed concern about Chinese AI models developing similar capabilities. During an NBC interview, Gates argued that AI was \"certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths\" and called for mandatory federal legislation to address AI risks. Gates warned that AI can already help bioterrorists and hackers carry out cyberattacks that could cause significant harm.",
  "summary": "David Sacks has criticized Bill Gates for his alarming warning regarding AI potentially causing a billion deaths. Gates made strong statements about the risks of AI during an interview with NBC's Meet the Press. In response, Sacks argued that no evidence supports such extreme death toll predictions attributed to AI. He also raised concerns about the development of AI models in China.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Bill Gates, who built Microsoft on code, admits an AI tool now codes better than him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/bill-gates-who-built-microsoft-on-code-admits-an-ai-tool-now-codes",
        "published": "2026-10-04T06:10:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}