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  "id": 13823219,
  "title": "Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/bill-gates-warns-cyberattacks-most-imminent-ai-threat",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-11T22:29:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/12/bill-gates-warns-cyberattacks-most-imminent-ai-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) poses an increasing threat, with a predicted rise in AI-powered cyberattacks in the coming year. Speaking to ABC News, Gates emphasized that the immediate concern is not AI getting out of control, but rather bad actors using existing systems without sufficient safeguards. The Microsoft co-founder stated that over the next year, cyberattacks will likely be the most dramatic impact of AI, as bad people can exploit the lack of safeguards in the latest models. Gates dismissed the notion that self-regulation by AI companies alone would suffice to keep the world safe, calling for increased restrictions to prevent bad actors from using AI for bioterrorism and cyberattacks. In a lengthy August post, Gates had warned that the world was dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought about by AI, particularly in terms of employment.",
  "summary": "The Microsoft co-founder is the latest tech magnate to sound the alarm on the threats posed by the technology.",
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        "published": "2026-10-11T19:44:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat",
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        "published": "2026-10-11T22:29:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Bill Gates warns of surge in AI-powered cyberattacks over next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/bill-gates-warns-of-surge-in-ai-powered-cyberattacks-over-next-year",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:56:54.000Z"
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  "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."
}