# Bill Gates: AI is powerful enough to cause ‘a billion deaths’

https://mins.news/en/video/77682

- CNN, 2026-09-28 20:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaopxmz-fwU

> Tech leaders are warning that artificial intelligence could cause catastrophic harm without government oversight. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called for legislation and said AI could potentially be powerful enough to cause “a billion deaths.”

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