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Bill Gates warns about the catastrophic risk posed by "people with ill intent using the latest AI tools", which are powerful enough to "cause a billion deaths"

Bill Gates will warn on this weekend's "Meet the Press" that he can see a future where AI wipes out humanity.

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Bill Gates warns about the catastrophic risk posed by "people with ill intent using the latest AI tools", which are powerful enough to "cause a billion deaths"

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