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  "id": 3599588,
  "title": "Bill Gates: AI will either be 'greatest equalizer' or 'worst source of injustice'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-ai-will-either-be-greatest-equalizer-or-worst-source-of",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-26T21:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6053490-bill-gates-artificial-intelligence-warning/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued Tuesday that AI will either be the “greatest equalizer ever invented” or the “worst source of injustice,” calling for society to act quickly to prepare for the technology’s impacts. In an essay published on his website Gates Notes, the tech billionaire suggested that leaders are not adequately confronting the challenges...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Bill Gates warns ‘there is no plan’ for the ‘upheaval’ AI will cause",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-warns-there-is-no-plan-for-the-upheaval-ai-will-cause",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:12:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Bill Gates proposes a token tax on AI to protect human workers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-proposes-a-token-tax-on-ai-to-protect-human-workers",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:08:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Bill Gates wants jobs reserved for humans amid AI boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-wants-jobs-reserved-for-humans-amid-ai-boom",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:57:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Bill Gates warns of AI’s impact, urges the US and China to cooperate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-warns-of-ais-impact-urges-the-us-and-china-to-cooperate",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:11:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Brazil Journal",
        "title": "Bill Gates: Big Techs are hiding the risks of AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bill-gates-big-techs-estao-escondendo-os-riscos-da-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:30:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
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