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Bill Gates

Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Search every verified Bill Gates interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has recently been vocal about the risks and potential benefits of artificial intelligence. In interviews and a published essay titled "The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical," Gates said AI is "the most dangerous technology ever invented" and argued that it could cause events leading to a billion deaths if misused by bad actors. He has cited specific threats including bioterrorism, cyberattacks, and major job market disruption, and has stated that the industry cannot self-regulate and that government and international oversight are needed. He said that the lack of dialogue among policymakers and society on these issues is a "deafening silence" and described a "vacuum of US leadership" on AI regulation. Gates also announced a new coalition, involving organizations such as Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, aimed at expanding AI language accessibility to improve global equity in health and education. He said the initiative targets more than three billion people who lack high-quality AI support in their native languages. In addition, he reiterated that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was a "complete dead end," saying he was told Epstein could help raise billions for global health, and he called the failure of the justice system in Epstein's Florida case "an incredible failure."

Recent appearances

  • Bill Gates says AI is the most dangerous technology ever invented

    October 22, 2026 · 📺 Decoder with Nilay Patel and The Verge

    My guest today is Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft and chairman of the Gates Foundation. You may have noticed Bill in the news more lately — he’s been on something of a tour for the past few months talking about AI risk, and how crucial it is that we start taking this seriously. So I was excited to sit down with him and really dig into this subject. I came with many questions, about AI policy, the technical aspects of alignment, and what it means for future generations that we’re building something this disruptive and potentially dangerous. #ai #tech #microsoft #billgates 0…

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  • BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates Speaks With CNN About Future Of AI Technology

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 Forbes Breaking News

    Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday about the future of AI technology. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok:   / forbestvnews   More From Forbes: http://forbes.com

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  • Bill Gates on AI's Turning Point

    October 02, 2026 · 📺 AfricadotcomOfficial

    AI is advancing faster than almost any technology before it, and the choices made today will decide whether it drives broad progress or deepens the divides that already exist. Africa.com Chair and Executive Editor Teresa Clarke sat down with Bill Gates to explore what this moment means for the world. Their conversation covers where AI is already making a difference, why every language and community must be included, how AI can strengthen the professionals we depend on, and why governments, researchers and citizens all need a seat at the table.

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  • Bill Gates on A.I.: ‘The More You Know, the More Concerned You Are’ | The Ezra Klein Show

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 The Ezra Klein Show and 2 more

    Bill Gates thinks A.I. alarmism hasn’t gone far enough. He believes the years ahead will be marred by catastrophic cyberattacks, bio-terrorism and mass job loss unless the government acts, because he thinks the idea that the A.I. industry can just self-regulate is “insane.” I was struck in the conversation by how genuinely afraid Gates seemed to be that we are not ready for the consequences of what we are building, and how emphatic he was that so many of the people in positions of authority are in complete denial about what he thinks is about to happen. Gates is a pioneering technologist,…

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  • Trump to meet with AI leaders; Bill Gates lays out stark warning about the tech's power

    September 28, 2026 · 📺 CBS News

    President Trump is set to meet with AI leaders about the technology's safety on Tuesday after Bill Gates over the weekend laid out a stark warning about artificial intelligence's potential dangers. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. It i…

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  • Bill Gates’ Epstein ties back in the spotlight following bombshell CNN interview

    September 27, 2026 · 📺 News24

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has come under fire over an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. In the interview with host Kristen Welker, he addressed his “regrettable” relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and warned of the threats of AI. Gates has been branded a “liar” as trust in the Microsoft co-founder has plummeted since the release of the Epstein files.

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  • Bill Gates says it’s ‘not enough to have a kill switch’ for AI: Full interview

    September 27, 2026 · 📺 NBC News

    In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tells Kristen Welker about the potential “major threats” from AI if safeguards aren’t put into place. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, meaningful conversations, and powerful stories. From its leading news broadcasts — TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline — to NBC News NOW, the 24/7 streaming news channel, plu…

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  • Bill Gates Changes His Mind on AI. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BillGates #FutureOfAI #AIRevolution

    September 26, 2026 · 📺 AIMoneyLabgram

    I'm Hana Rosen this is Radio Atlanta in his long career Bill Gates has been largely a booster of technology including AI very ...

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  • Bill Gates announces new coalition for global AI access

    September 21, 2026 · 📺 CBS Mornings

    Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the Gates Foundation, sits down with "CBS Mornings" to announce a new coalition for addressing global access to AI and the ongoing debate around tech safety. Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting. "CBS Mornings" airs weekdays at 7 a.m. on CBS and stream it at 8 a.m. ET on the CBS News app. Subscribe to "CBS Mornings" on YouTube:    / cbsmornings   Watch CBS News 24/7: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cb…

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  • Bill Gates' AI Warning: Are Humans Ready For What's Next?

    September 16, 2026 · 📺 NDTV

    Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Bill Gates says AI's rapid evolution could outpace society's ability to adapt. He calls for greater preparedness around safety, cyberattacks, control and job disruption, while warning that India's IT sector could see reduced demand for some roles as AI capabilities advance. #BillGates #BillGatesAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIWarning #AISafety #AIJobs #AIImpact #AIFuture #AIRevolution #Cyberattacks #AIControl #JobDisruption About NDTV (English news channel): NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainme…

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  • The Interview: Bill Gates on the "vacuum of US leadership" over AI

    September 14, 2026 · 📺 The Times Tech Podcast and Times Radio

    The Microsoft co-founder tells Danny and Katie why AI is "ultra-different" from any previous technology - and why tech companies shouldn’t be responsible for controlling it. Speaking about a new report on AI and equity published by The Gates Foundation he also explores the “vacuum of US leadership” in AI regulation. The Interview is our weekly conversation with the people shaping the future of technology. Get in touch: [email protected] Presenters: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times Danny Fortson, US West Coast Correspondent, The Sunday Times Producer: Marnie Duke Ex…

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  • AI Set To Become A Major 2028 Election Issue As Gates Warns Of Major Job Market Shift | APT

    August 28, 2026 · 📺 APT

    Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @apt_news   Bill Gates says artificial intelligence is moving so quickly that governments and politicians will struggle to keep pace. He discusses the enormous infrastructure race behind AI, including the need for electricity, massive data centres and increasingly efficient models. Gates also examines the rapidly changing global AI landscape, pointing to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Chinese companies such as DeepSeek. He says the speed and openness of innovation in AI is unlike anything he has previously seen. Later, Gates predicts that AI pol…

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“The notion that liability laws are how we're going to manage AI safety will be looked back on as kind of absurd. Bad people doing bioattacks, you know, you don't go to the court and say, 'Oh, okay.' You know, even finding who's doing these attacks, you know, the liability model fails in every respect because it's not the AI companies themselves, it's the people who take particularly the models without safeguards and ”

“The progress over the last year has been really quite amazing. You know, starting with the ability to write code and find cyber flaws, the ability to reason in biology, the ability to form relationships with kids or other people, the ability to disrupt the job market. The incredible power that exists today means that every one of those things will happen and society needs to be ready. We've crossed the threshold of c”

“I think over the next year we'll move beyond self-governance. The idea that for the most dangerous technology humans ever invented that that's the final word, that just the companies themselves are the only check that society has, particularly when this idea of what safeguards do you need? It's clear we're not doing enough. We see through these incidents. So I do think over the next year the idea that government has ”

“Well, definitely there's a market failure there. The profit motive won't drive full super high quality coverage of African languages in these domains. So we're putting together a group of companies. When we're in New York for the general assembly week, we'll be more concrete about how the pieces are coming together. But the goal is pretty straightforward. It's to be able to take any of the African languages that you ”

“I'm concerned that people's awareness of how AI is a very different technology than what's ever come before. You know its power to help improve education, to improve health, is much greater than I think people recognize, but also as it works through various parts of the job market and as people are using it, you know, kind of as having relationships with the AI, I think some of those downsides are not recognized. So ”

“Well, Jevons is just a referral to the fact that parts of the economy are subject to demand elasticity. And yes, in the case of software, if you're say three times as fast and there's still some role that only humans can perform, then as you lower the cost, you induce demand. And so it's fair to say that the equilibrium today for so far for software is not a loss of employment. When you invent radial tires that last ”

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