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Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involved in monitoring

Bill Gates called for lawmakers in Washington to regulate the development of artificial intelligence, weeks after the CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest AI labs agreed on the need to slow the pace of AI progress.

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The Democrats’ Mad Scramble to Get AI RightTexas representative Greg Casar is urging his colleagues to seize the AI debate as the party vies to retake Congress in November.

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New AI-watchdog group praises Hawley in TV adJosh Hawley, the senior GOP senator from Missouri, is among several lawmakers highlighted by a new political action committee that praised his efforts to police the growing AI industry.

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The Supreme Court’s Open-Weight AI Regulation GauntletA series of Supreme Court rulings have left the federal government with a narrow path to regulating open-weight AI models.

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Virginia: Congress needs to act on AI dangersWashington needs to take immediate action to control the dangers posed by rapid development of artificial intelligence, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said in a letter to Congressional leaders.

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Majority of Americans view AI with ‘fear and concern’: CNN pollAmericans regard the growth and development of AI technology with far more fear and concern than hope and excitement, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with broad partisan agreement that the federal government ought to do more to regulate it.

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Bill Gates Warns AI Could Cause a Billion Deaths, Urges RegulationMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence (AI) is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths if used by people with malicious intent, according to an interview with NBC News‘ “Meet the Press” [1]. Gates said governments should not rely on tech companies to police themselves and urged Washington to pass legislation regulating AI…

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Sam Altman says world should accept some risks for AI benefitsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI’s benefits are worth accepting some risks as President Trump launches a new federal effort focused on U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence.

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WATCH: GOP senators skeptical of Bill Gates’ ‘fearmongering’ AI warning as Dems sound alarmBill Gates' warning that AI could lead to "a billion deaths" divided senators, with some calling it fear-mongering and others demanding regulation.

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‘Stop Me Before I Kill Again’: Trump Official Compares AI Leaders To Hannibal LecterTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized AI CEOs for spreading “alarmism without solutions.”

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GOP senator warns Anthropic of "alarmist" approach to AISen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) is urging Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei against an "alarmist approach" and "panic-inducing commentary" on AI, according to a letter sent Monday and obtained by Axios. Why it matters: It's the latest example of President Trump's allies targeting Amodei. Moreno's letter comes ahead of Anthropic's expected historic IPO , with…

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Bill Gates says AI could cause 'a billion deaths,' rips 'full speed ahead' approachThe Microsoft founder said that caution in developing AI was essential and and urged developers to take more time considering how to develop the technology.

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Bill Gates says regulate AI, because it’s powerful enough to cause a billion deaths.NBC News released this clip from a Meet the Press interview with Gates that will air on Sunday, where he said, “No one thinks self-regulation is enough” around AI. Saying that AI is “certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths,” he suggested, “You need law enforcement and the politicians to get into the discussion…

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