Bill Gates warns unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’
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Bill Gates is calling for government regulation of artificial intelligence, warning that the technology in the wrong hands could be powerful enough to 'cause a billion deaths.' Oxford University's Robert Trager discusses the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems and whether humanity is prepared to control them. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national p
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