In a late-September TV interview, Bill Gates warned that unregulated AI could lead to “a billion deaths,” saying self-regulation is not enough and that even a “kill switch” might not suffice. In a recent Decoder podcast, he was more optimistic that AI could bring “true abundance,” but warned of a 20-year transition period with winners, losers and major disruption. He said AI could make jobs such as telesupport and accounting vanish, and that humanoid robots could threaten blue-collar work unless development is slowed or stopped. The article calls Gates a more authoritative voice than other AI critics, given his long experience with technological change.
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