Bill Gates urges AI safeguards as he anticipates 20 turbulent years
In The Verge’s Decoder interview, Gates warned of job and cyber risks while stressing AI’s potential benefits.
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Gates told The Verge’s Decoder that AI could bring roughly 20 years of disruption, including job-market upheaval and cyber risks. He urged government safeguards but said people can still shape the outcome. A separate commenter objected to a headline suggesting chaos was inevitable, arguing that the future holds more opportunity than turmoil.
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