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  "id": 4588976,
  "title": "Bill Gates warns on AI jobs loss, Bernie Sanders backs him with a 5-word-warning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/bill-gates-warns-on-ai-jobs-loss-bernie-sanders-backs-him-with-a-5",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:40:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/as-bill-gates-warns-ai-could-wipe-out-jobs-us-senator-bernie-sanders-backs-him-with-a-5-word-warning-says-congress-must-stand-up-to-/articleshow/133643089.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senators Bernie Sanders and Bill Gates have voiced concerns over the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) to jobs and humanity. Sanders endorsed Gates' warning on X, emphasizing that addressing AI risks should be the world's top priority. Gates, in a lengthy essay, outlined three risks: permanent job losses, AI-enabled bioterrorism, and cyberattacks. He proposed a tax on AI tokens and robots to fund retraining and social safety nets, while also advocating for \"Human Reserved\" jobs exclusively for people. Despite some skepticism from industry leaders, the job market data shows a disproportionate impact on younger workers, suggesting a need for urgent action from Congress.",
  "summary": "US Senator Bernie Sanders has backed Bill Gates' AI warning, saying the Microsoft co-founder is right that artificial intelligence threatens jobs and the future of humanity. Days after Gates published a 6,000-word essay proposing a token tax, a robot tax and jobs reserved for humans, Sanders told Congress to act before it is too late and confront Big Tech.",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T15:28:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "Bill Gates wants AI taxed, jobs reserved for humans",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/as-bill-gates-called-ai-shocking-sam-altman-had-another-nightmare-for",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:42:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Five takeaways from Bill Gates’s essay on AI’s potential risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/five-takeaways-from-bill-gatess-essay-on-ais-potential-risks",
        "published": "2026-08-30T02:00:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}