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Bill Gates warns a botched AI transition could cost a billion lives
Original: Bill Gates warns of ‘a billion’ deaths if AI goes wrong
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that if artificial intelligence development goes wrong, it could lead to as many as a billion deaths, according to a Washington Post report. Gates, who has been one of AI's most prominent backers while also urging caution about its risks, framed the stakes of getting the technology's development and control wrong in starkly human terms.
Why now: A prominent tech figure escalating warnings about AI's catastrophic potential amid intensifying debate over AI safety and regulation.
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