{ "id": 3459542, "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-3459542", "topic": "ai", "section": "AI", "published": "2026-08-26T07:31:00.000Z", "source": { "name": "Free Malaysia Today", "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays", "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/26/bill-gates-alarmed-by-ai-has-policy-ideas-he-wants-to-discuss-with-china-s-xi-jinping" }, "original_language": "en", "account": "Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is interested in meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss global strategies to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI). In an interview with Reuters, Gates suggested that monitoring AI's capabilities in creating biological molecules and executing biological attacks could be a potential solution. He believes that if the United States initiates this approach, China might agree to similar restrictions on the release of potentially dangerous AI models, which could then be adopted by other countries. Gates has previously met with President Xi three years ago during the Chinese leader's first visit to the United States after the pandemic. His staff is currently finalizing plans to meet with Xi during his upcoming trip to China, tentatively scheduled for November. Gates expressed concern that few global leaders are addressing the myriad potential harms from AI, especially in comparison to the past, when technology did not pose such risks. He also mentioned that AI hacking incidents, like those recently conducted by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta Platforms, should be alarming to people. Gates proposed the establishment of a new international organization to manage AI, drawing from elements of nuclear inspections, international aviation regulations, and ozone layer protection agreements. This organization would be similar to FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which could develop and conduct tests of AI related to national security. Gates believes the U.S. should take the lead in regulating AI but emphasized the importance of establishing clear criteria for determining appropriate actions.", "summary": "Bill Gates believes China may agree to curb potentially dangerous AI models, prompting other countries to follow suit.", "key_points": [], "editors_take": null, "illustration": null, "coverage": { "outlets": 12, "also_reported_by": [ { "outlet": "Semafor", "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", "published": "2026-08-26T07:00:02.000Z" }, { "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" } ] }, "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." }