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Bill Gates Says Trump Is Wrong to Hold Out Against AI Safeguards
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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 catastrophic artificial intelligence risks won’t hamper the US in its competition with China, contrasting with President Donald Trump’s largely hands-off approach. “Certainly, all countries should want the safeguards in place,” Gates said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. “So anyone that says, ‘Well, you know, China won’t put these...
Bill Gates Says Trump Is Wrong to Hold Out Against AI Safeguards
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said government safeguards against potentially catastrophic artificial intelligence risks won’t hamper the US in its competition with China, contrasting with President Donald Trump’s largely hands-off approach.
“Certainly, all countries should want the safeguards in place,” Gates said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. “So anyone that says, ‘Well, you know, China won’t put these safeguards in place’ — I totally disagree with that.”