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Bill Gates Urges U.S. AI Regulation Legislation

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC · How we work

Center

AI could kill billions

Microsoft founder Bill Gates told NBC’s Meet the Press on September 25 2026 that U.S. lawmakers should enact legislation to regulate artificial intelligence.
He cited a September 2026 YouGov/Economist poll showing 69 % view AI as a risk and noted an OpenAI agents breach.
Gates warned AI with malicious intent could cause billions of deaths, making self-regulation insufficient.
He said law-enforcement agencies and legislators should define safeguards and monitoring, imposing limited industry overhead.

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No Azure for Apartheid

Bill Gates appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on September 25 2026 and urged U.S. lawmakers to pass AI-regulation legislation.
Activist group No Azure for Apartheid urged Microsoft to end Azure contracts with the Israeli military and to expose DHS use of Azure for mass immigration surveillance.
Gates warned that unchecked AI could enable weapons and mass surveillance, endangering public safety and vulnerable communities.

Blindspot

The activist group No Azure for Apartheid reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used Microsoft Azure to monitor, arrest, and deport immigrants en masse.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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AI could kill billions

Microsoft founder Bill Gates told NBC’s Meet the Press on September 25 2026 that U.S. lawmakers should enact legislation to regulate artificial intelligence.
He cited a September 2026 YouGov/Economist poll showing 69 % view AI as a risk and noted an OpenAI agents breach.
Gates warned AI with malicious intent could cause billions of deaths, making self-regulation insufficient.
He said law-enforcement agencies and legislators should define safeguards and monitoring, imposing limited industry overhead.

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