‘I am very concerned’: Bill Gates says the world needs a plan to deal with AI, and he has three ideas to start

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Bill Gates says the "turbulent AI era" has arrived, and the AI industry is crossing safety lines it once promised to respect.

In a new essay and an interview with GeekWire, he lays out three ideas for managing what's coming: new national and global institutions, a category of jobs reserved for humans, and a tax on AI and robots. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/i-am-very-concerned-bill-gates-says-the-world-needs-a-plan-to-deal-with-ai-and-he-has-three-ideas-to-start/">Read More