Microsoft co‑founder Bill Gates said, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” that self‑regulation is not enough and that a Washington law is required, warning that artificial intelligence is powerful enough to cause large‑scale lethal events.
According to ANSA, Donald Trump rejected calls to impose federal restrictions on companies developing AI models, stating on Truth Social that “WHOEVER WINS IN AI, WINS!”.
According to ANSA, Gates criticized the Trump administration’s approach, which treats AI only as a global race against China, overlooking its existential risks, and added that the United States has an advantage over China and other countries.
ANSA notes that Gates cited previous cases in which the United States led the world in setting broad‑based agreements to protect humanity.
According to ANSA, RaiNews and TGCom24, Gates says that approving a law in Washington will be harder than the Cold War negotiations to limit nuclear weapons.
