Bill Gates stories

Sep 25, 2026

Bill Gates warns AI powerful enough to cause a billion deaths

Bill Gates warned on Meet the Press that AI is powerful enough to kill a billion people if it falls into the wrong hands, calling for government regulation of the technology.

Sep 25, 20265 sources

Sep 15, 2026

Gates Foundation pledges $1B to expand AI access, warns technology could widen global inequality

Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation are warning that artificial intelligence risks deepening social inequities, particularly for billions of people whose languages and living conditions are not understood by current AI systems. The foundation is pledging $1 billion to expand access and ensure AI combats rather than exacerbates global disparities.

Sep 15, 20263 sources

Aug 26, 2026

Bill Gates warns AI has crossed danger thresholds and calls for urgent policy action

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates published a 5,784-word essay warning that AI has passed critical safety thresholds with no coordinated plan to address risks to employment, security, and society. Gates, previously an AI optimist, now expresses deep pessimism and plans to discuss policy ideas with China's Xi Jinping.

Aug 26, 20266 sources