Bill Gates says AI is the most dangerous technology to date
In an interview on The Verge's Decoder podcast, Bill Gates said humanity has crossed a certain capability threshold, that AI is the most dangerous technology to date, and that it will have broad impacts on the economy and the way wars are fought. This clip was cited by Rohan Paul on X, and the full video was published on the Decoder with Nilay Patel YouTube channel.
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In the interview, Gates linked the capability threshold of AI to war and economic impact, which can serve as a firsthand reference for discussions of AI risk.
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View original postBill Gates wants powerful open-weight models to run only where the government says they can. For any model capable of sophisticated cyber attacks, he wants safeguards and monitoring kept in by law. Developers could still use these models for free and customize them, but only on certified platforms that detect and refuse any attempt to strip out the safeguards. ---- Full video on "Decoder with Nilay Patel (@reckless) and The Verge" YouTube channel, (link in comment)
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Bill Gates wants powerful open-weight models to run only where the government says they can. For any model capable of sophisticated cyber attacks, he wants safeguards and monitoring kept in by law. Developers could still use these models for free and customize them, but only on certified platforms that detect and refuse any attempt to strip out the safeguards. ---- Full video on "Decoder with Nilay Patel (@reckless) and The Verge" YouTube channel, (link in comment)
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Bill Gates calls AI the most dangerous technology ever invented.
> "We've crossed the threshold of capability that this is by far the most dangerous technology ever invented and it'll have pervasive effects in the economy and how war is fought."
---- Full video on "Decoder with Nilay Patel (@reckless) and The Verge" YouTube channel, (link in comment)