Gates stated: "No one believes that self-regulation is sufficient"—and when asked whether legislation is needed in Washington, he answered unequivocally, "Absolutely yes."
"Law enforcement and politicians need to get involved in the discussion about what protective measures and monitoring should look like," he said. This, he emphasized, is merely a "necessary step" that would impose minimal administrative burden but wouldn't slow down the industry's progress.
Separately, Gates warned about risks not in the distant future, but right now: "AI is certainly powerful enough to trigger events with a billion deaths... there has never been a weapon of such power as the combination of humans with malicious intent and the latest AI tools."
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