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Bill Gates: Global AI cooperation harder than nuclear deal
Gates tells Meet the Press AI self-regulation isn’t enough; global cooperation on AI is more difficult than nuclear agreements.
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Bill Gates told Meet the Press that relying on tech companies to police artificial intelligence is inadequate and that forging global agreements on AI will be harder than negotiating nuclear accords. That blunt comparison from one of the industry’s founders concentrates two ideas: the technology’s risks are systemic, and diplomacy, not just corporate policy, will shape which rules stick. Gates’ remarks are notable because they came during a period of frenetic AI coverage and market moves, so his warning landed while investors and regulators are already rethinking how to manage fast-developing models.