GoKawiilBill Gates calls for mandatory AI safeguards, flags bad actors as top risk
Bill Gates told NBC News' Meet the Press that it is "completely irresponsible" for AI systems to lack safeguards and monitoring capabilities, and voiced support for legislative involvement in setting such requirements. He said he wouldn't oppose California Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed AI "kill switch," but argued the more urgent threat is people with malicious intent exploiting AI tools for things like bioterrorism or large-scale financial fraud.
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Gates's comments add a prominent voice to a broader push among AI executives toward slowing development and adding oversight, which could lend momentum to regulatory efforts already being debated by lawmakers like Newsom. His framing suggests the policy conversation may need to shift from technical kill-switches toward addressing misuse by bad actors, though he stopped short of detailing what specific safeguards would look like.
- Gates says mandatory safeguards and monitoring for AI are non-negotiable.
- He supports the idea of a kill switch but says it won't stop misuse by bad actors.
- He believes regulation would add oversight without dramatically slowing AI development.
Source: engadget.com — Jackson Chen, 2026-09-27
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