Bill Gates Says A.I. Could Kill At Least A Billion People

Bill Gates A.I. Could Cause 1 Billion Deaths Published September 27, 2026 12:10 PM PDT | Updated September 27, 2026 1:16 PM PDT Bill Gates is not holding back in his bleak prediction about the future of A.I. ... and is claiming that the technology has the capability to eventually kill a billion people. 🚨 Bill Gates predicts that AI could “drive events that cause a billion deaths” pic.twitter.com/o1k6KqAkS4 @TheChiefNerd During Sunday's episode of "Meet the Press" ... he told host Kristen Welker that if its powers are abused and unchecked, A.I. could perform dangerous actions that result in a death toll in the 10 figures. He admitted ... "A.I. is certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths. So even though it’s pretty hard to get to 100%, there’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest A.I. tools." He added ... "I wish it was easier to distinguish good intent, like I want to design a new drug for a disease, versus negative intent, which is I want to design a tool of bioterrorism." Bill's comments -- which include a plea for lawmakers to regulate the new technology -- come amid a flurry of concern about the future of A.I. in the past month. This conversation comes weeks after A.I. whistleblower Jacob Coxon came forward warning there was a 10% chance of an A.I.-caused apocalypse ... shortly before OpenAI revealed several alarming instances of the technology's hacking capabilities -- and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to ban of all artificial superintelligence. Even Donald Trump -- who calls the worries surrounding A.I. a "hoax" -- has said he wants to create an A.I. Force. Related articles Donald Trump Bill Gates Jacob Coxon Bernie Sanders Artificial Intelligence Politics Controversial S#!T News