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Gates calls for AI pause, warns 25–40% dystopia risk

9/7/2026

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  • Bill Gates warned AI is humanity’s biggest problem at Telluride Film Festival on September 5, 2026.
  • Oppenheimer quoted ChatGPT estimating a 25-40% dystopia risk, 5-15% catastrophe, and 5-10% extinction.
  • Gates said he would back credible plans to pause or slow AI development.
  • He urged United States and China to coordinate regulation because self-regulation fails.
  • Aza Raskin suggested President Donald Trump could earn a Nobel Peace Prize by leading U.S.–China AI pause.