American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z
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Paid articlePaywallBill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsBill Gates Warns of AI Without a Global Transition Plan
Aug 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Gates writes that as of August 26 the world is not adequately prepared for the AI era and lacks a global transition plan.
- He warns that software agents and robots could replace jobs in white- and blue-collar fields, with young people entering the workforce of particular concern.
- Gates also identifies AI-enabled cyberattacks and virtual companions that could harm children’s emotional and mental development as risks.
- He proposes AI agencies, jobs reserved exclusively for humans, and taxes on robots and AI tokens to fund retraining and social safety nets.
There is no plan to ease the entry into the AI era.— Bill Gates, in a memo urging world leaders to take the threat of AI seriously
Digital Minister plans tax on AI revenues: Microsoft founder Bill Gates has long been calling for a tax on robots and AI. The German Digital Minister has similar ...
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Key FactsWildberger Calls for Taxing AI Revenue
Oct 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger calls for taxing revenue generated by artificial intelligence in Germany.
- Under his proposal, the proceeds would finance labor-market changes and necessary retraining.
- Wildberger expects employment to increase over time, but in different occupations, including skilled trades and care work.
- According to an Ifo survey, nearly 20 percent of AI-using firms consider replacing university graduates easy.
We must tax the extremely high revenue from this technology, and with the money we can finance the transformation; that is my approach.— Karsten Wildberger, Federal Digital Minister, in an interview with Tagesspiegel
Daily Caller Quickly Deletes Post Showing Epstein In an Israeli Flag Speedo: The Daily Caller quickly posted and deleted an image that featured Bill Gates ...
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Bill Gates has spent decades giving away his Microsoft fortune; we examine how much MSFT stock he still owns in 2026.
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Bill Gates sounds alarm on ‘bad people’ using AI: ‘GRIM POSSIBILITIES’: The Microsoft co-founder says there are no adequate safeguards to prevent powerful AI ...
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Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z
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Bill Gates as more to say on AI safety. 🗣️
This week, he joined The Ezra Klein Show to continue sharing his perspective on the dangers AI poses to humanity ... Show more
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the biggest near-term AI risk isn't a runaway superintelligence, but bad actors using advanced models for ... Show more
Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat: Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted ...
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Bill Gates reveals most imminent threat from AI: Microsoft co-founder warns of ‘negative surprises’ over the next year
independent.co.uk/tech/security/bill-gates-ai-threat-cyber-security-b3065389.html
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'Beyond the Gates': Karla Mosley & Marquita Goings Shine in Long-Awaited Showdown
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Why Bezos, Dimon, Gates say AI could bring a 3-day work week: Jeff Bezos, Jamie Dimon, and Bill Gates predict AI will lead to more people working less than four ...
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'The most dangerous thing': Bill Gates on AI's bio and cyber threat
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Bill Gates Warns AI Powerful Enough to Lead to ‘a Billion Deaths’: Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is a “powerful ...
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Hayley Arrested on ‘Beyond the Gates’: Marquita Goings Teases What’s Next (Exclusive)
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Bill Gates called the famous key combo in Windows a mistake, and Microsoft never wanted you to use it
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Key FactsGates Called Ctrl+Alt+Delete a Mistake
Sep 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- David Bradley developed the combination for the IBM PC to quickly restart machines during software and hardware testing.
- Microsoft deliberately placed the three keys far apart so the reboot command would not be triggered accidentally.
- Windows NT repurposed it as the Secure Attention Sequence, intended to protect the genuine login screen from malicious imitations.
- Windows 3.1 used it to handle frozen applications, while Windows 95 later refined the program-closing dialog.
Bill Gates Says It's 'Completely Irresponsible' For AI To Not Have Safeguards: The Microsoft co-founder said that the more present danger is bad actors with ...
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Bill Gates Warns ‘It’s Not Enough To Have A Kill Switch’ For AI: “AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths,” Gates told NBC.
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Bill Gates says FICA taxes should apply to robot workers too: Bill Gates says he wants workers to pay their fair share — even if they're not human.
businessinsider.com/bill-gates-fica-taxes-should-apply-to-robot-workers-2026-9
Bill Gates advocates for legislation to regulate AI: AI requires safeguards that go beyond self-regulation, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview ...
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the deaths of up to one billion people if these powerful tools are ... Show more
Bill Gates: “AI Could Kill a Billion People”: Artificial intelligence is powerful enough to kill a billion people if it falls into the wrong hands ...
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Bill Gates says AI without regulation is ‘completely irresponsible’: The billionaire cofounder of Microsoft says, without restrictions, AI could ‘cause a billion ...
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Why Bill Gates Thinks AI Is Strong Enough to Cause 'a Billion Deaths': Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to contribute to events causing “a billion deaths” ...
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Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates has warned that AI has become powerful enough to drive events that could cause a billion deaths ... Show more
Bill Gates Contradicts Trump On AI Safety: ‘It’s Not A Hoax’: In a “Meet the Press” interview that aired on Sunday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder said he ...
forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/09/27/bill-gates-says-ai-safety-concerns-are-not-a-hoax-contradicting-trump/
Bill Gates makes bold predictions on the future of humanity and AI
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Bill Gates Contradicts Trump On AI Safety: ‘It’s Not A Hoax’: In a “Meet the Press” interview that aired on Sunday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder said he ...
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Bill Gates says Trump is wrong to hold out against AI safeguards: Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates said government safeguards against potentially ...
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Bill Gates raises AI safety alarm: Reaching global accord could be harder than Cold War nuclear treaty
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WATCH: AI could 'kill billions' if used by bad actors, Bill Gates warns: "We have created an intelligent species that in many respects is already smarter than we ...
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Microsoft Corp. cofounder Bill Gates is warning that artificial intelligence carries unprecedented risks that far outstrip earlier technologies ... Show more
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Bill Gates: | "Nobody considers AI self-regulation sufficient": Artificial intelligence is supposed to make everyday life easier - | but its misuse could become ...
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OpinionBill Gates is wrong: AI promises a better future: Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly in business and society. It exhibits all the characteristics of a ...
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Bill Gates offers dire AI warning that kill switch is ‘not enough’ and says tech could cause 1 billion deaths
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‘Could kill billions...’: Bill Gates backs calls to slow AI development amid fears of catastrophe
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Bill Gates Warns Unregulated AI Development Could “Cause A Billion Deaths”: As Trump downplays the need for additional guardrails around artificial intelligence ...
deadline.com/2026/09/bill-gates-warns-unregulated-ai-development-billion-deaths-1237114762/
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Bill Gates says the world may have to “suffer a few of the negatives” of AI before we get full regulation. In a recent essay ... Show more
Bill Gates Warns AI Will Be Designed ‘By And For The Richest’ Without Regulation
Bill Gates urged world leaders to act to ensure that artificial intelligence ... Show more
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Bill Gates Warns Future Technology Will Favor Those Who Can Pay. His Foundation Is Pledging $1 Billion to Fight It
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Bill Gates Says the AI Era Will Be Turbulent. Here Are 7 Things You Should Do Right Now
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Bill Gates Issues Stark AI Warning As Part Of Billion-Dollar Pledge
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Bill Gates fears world leaders are unprepared for 3 major AI risks: ‘Stunted’ child development, emboldened criminals, and vanishing jobs for Gen Z
fortune.com/2026/08/26/bill-gates-ai-warning-risks-benefit-world-leaders/
Paid articlePaywall Bill Gates wants to tax robots to deter businesses from replacing humans with machines
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Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges US$1B to expand access
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Crossing 1.5C of global heating doesn't mean that every extra 0.1C of warming doesn't still matter, no matter what Bill Gates and his ilk will tell you.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-09-08/un-report-on-1-5c-overshoot-global-warming-is-still-in-our-hands
Bill Gates has a dire warning about AI: The Microsoft founder spoke at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend, after sharing a 6,000-word manifesto about the ...
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Bill Gates Warns AI Could Worsen Inequality—His Foundation Pledges $1 Billion To Widen Access
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Bill Gates isn't just warning that jobs are at risk — he says the whole shape of work is about to change, and almost nobody is ready for it.
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AI tax on tokens: Bill Gates calls for robot levy: Microsoft-Mitgründer Bill Gates hat am 26. August 2026 ein knapp 6.000 Wörter langes Essay veröffentlicht und ...
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UK cyber bill targets AI users, not the vendors building it: Ministers reject proposed red lines and emergency shutdown powers, pointing instead to voluntary ...
theregister.com/security/2026/09/02/uk-cyber-bill-targets-ai-users-not-the-vendors-building-it/5293738
Bill Gates proposes major limits on AI development: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says there need to be significant limits placed on artificial intelligence or ...
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Bill Gates calls for ‘human-reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover: In 6,000-word essay Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for ...
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Bill Gates is proposing tougher AI guardrails, including a tax on companies that replace workers with machines and protections for jobs that should remain ... Show more
Bill Gates on AI: “I mean, what we have now is almost like HAL in ‘2001,’ where you could say to it, ‘Please shut down,’ and it would say, ‘OK ... Show more
‘I’m in favor of taxes,’ says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang—but he doesn’t agree with Bill Gates on his plan to slow an AI fallout
fortune.com/2026/08/28/jensen-huang-bill-gates-ai-tax-wealth-society-jobs/
Paid articlePaywall OpinionFrom Bill Gates to Bernie Sanders, most agree the AI arms race is disastrous. Only Europe can make it stop
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Michael Burry’s former favorite has generated a big profit in Gates' $6.8 billion position.
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New LA Angels owner Stan Kroenke is quietly America’s largest private landowner, boasting 2.7 million acres and besting Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos
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Paid articlePaywall Bill Gates makes $180 million bet on backbone of America's economy.
The Gates Foundation Trust opened a new position in the newly public company weeks ... Show more
Bill Gates makes $180 million bet on backbone of America's economy
Bill Gates makes $180 million bet on backbone of America's economy
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Fervo Energy Stock Soars as Bill Gates-Backed Company Scores Deal With Google: Fervo Energy stock soars after The Wall Street Journal reports Bill Gates-backed ...
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Bill Gates says tech executives are privately terrified of AI, but won't say it publicly
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that AI could eliminate large numbers of jobs and is calling for governments to prepare for major disruption to the ... Show more
Bill Gates Sounds Alarm On ‘Turbulent’ AI Transition: In an essay, the Microsoft co-founder outlines his fears as technology improves at “a mind-blowing rate.”
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Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit: In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks ...
nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/bill-gates-ai-risks.html
The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears: Plus: Trump’s EPA aims to exempt data centers from disclosing air pollution.
technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1143000/the-download-kids-issue-launch-bill-gates-ai-fears/
'There Is No Plan.' Bill Gates Is Still Worried About AI Destroying Society: 'Leaders, experts, and communities are [not] confronting the challenges adequately ...
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Bill Gates Says AI Needs A Transition Plan. Business Doesn't Have One Either.
forbes.com/sites/gabrielalinzainescu/2026/08/26/bill-gates-says-ai-needs-a-transition-plan-business-doesnt-have-one-either/
dlvr.it Sep 01
OpinionThe teen Bill Gates has answers to the AI-pocalypse the 70-year-old Gates has forgotten
theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/01/the-teen-bill-gates-has-answers-to-the-ai-pocalypse-the-70-year-old-gates-has-forgotten/5293201
CNN Host Corners Bill Gates on Epstein ‘Blackmail’ Scandal: The billionaire had not done a TV interview since a congressional interrogation on his Epstein links.
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