{
  "id": 3451359,
  "title": "'This is crazy. This is insane': Bill Gates has changed his mind about AI and jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/this-is-crazy-this-is-insane-bill-gates-has-changed-his-mind-about-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/25/2026/this-is-crazy-this-is-insane-bill-gates-has-changed-his-mind-about-ai-and-jobs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bill Gates has changed his perspective on artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on jobs, stating that it could lead to a \"manageable\" transition. In an interview with Semafor, Gates expressed his shock at the lack of response from government and tech leaders to AI's dangers, predicting far fewer jobs in the future due to AI's rapid advancements. He called for more urgent policies to protect workers and tax companies based on their AI usage. Gates fears that society may turn against AI if it leads to job losses, potentially hindering its ability to improve humanity, particularly in science and healthcare.",
  "summary": "The Microsoft founder says human-only jobs and token taxes will be required at “a unique moment in evolutionary history.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MIT Technology Review",
        "title": "Bill Gates says we’ve passed AI’s danger thresholds. Now what?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-says-weve-passed-ais-danger-thresholds-now-what",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs to protect labour force from AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-calls-for-human-reserved-jobs-to-protect-labour-force-from",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:01:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development; emboldened criminals; and vanishing jobs for Gen Z",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-fears-world-leaders-are-unprepared-for-3-major-ai-risks",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China’s Xi Jinping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-alarmed-by-ai-has-policy-ideas-he-wants-to-discuss-with",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:12:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China’s Xi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-alarmed-by-ai-has-policy-ideas-he-wants-to-discuss-with-3457723",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi Jinping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-alarmed-by-ai-has-policy-ideas-he-wants-to-discuss-with-3459113",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:48:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Bill Gates says \"the AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history\" and \"we are not preparing adequately\", calling for a regulatory framework (Bill Gates/GatesNotes)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-says-the-ai-era-will-be-one-of-the-most-turbulent-times-in",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:25:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Bill Gates says tech executives are privately \"very worried\" about AI disruption but publicly downplay the risks to protect fundraising and planned IPOs (Karen Weise/New York Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-says-tech-executives-are-privately-very-worried-about-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:35:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Bill Gates seeks meeting with China’s Xi Jinping to discuss AI risks - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-seeks-meeting-with-chinas-xi-jinping-to-discuss-ai-risks",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:44:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups",
        "title": "Bill Gates plans to press Xi Jinping on global AI safety and restrictions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-plans-to-press-xi-jinping-on-global-ai-safety-and",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:22:16.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}