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Bill Gates warns AI is more dangerous than the tech industry will admit

Bill Gates warned in an essay and an interview with The New York Times that artificial intelligence poses risks of mass unemployment and easier bioterrorism, accusing the tech industry of deliberately hiding these dangers. Gates rejected self-regulation and called for institutions modeled on nuclear weapons control and a token tax on AI use, saying, "It's bad for us, for the next trillion we're trying to raise.

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Bill Gates warns in an essay and an NYT interview about mass unemployment and easier bioterrorism through AI, and he accuses his own industry of deliberately hiding the risks. "It's bad for us, for the next trillion we're trying to raise." He rejects self-regulation and instead calls for institutions modeled on nuclear weapons control and a token tax on AI use.

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