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

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/bill-gates-warns-ai-is-more-dangerous-than-the-tech-industry-will-admit/>
> Published: 2026-08-26 10:50:34+00:00

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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