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Bill Gates warns unchecked AI could 'cause a billion deaths,' urges mandatory U.S. regulation
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told NBC's Meet the Press in an interview airing Sunday that artificial intelligence left unchecked could "cause a billion deaths" and that "no one thinks self-regulation is enough." He called on federal lawmakers and law enforcement to require safeguards and monitoring for the industry.
By US Brief desk · Updated 2026-09-27T05:32:00-07:00
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Bill Gates called on U.S. federal legislators and law enforcement to regulate artificial intelligence development, saying in an NBC Meet the Press interview airing Sunday that the technology left unchecked could cause "a billion deaths" and that "no one thinks self-regulation is enough," The Guardian reported.
What he said: "You need law enforcement and the politicians to get into the discussion about what safeguards and monitoring look like," the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist told host Kristen Welker, according to excerpts. "And that has to be a required thing." He said regulation would be "a little bit of overhead for the industry — but not a dramatic slowing of what they're doing."
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