Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths"

Bill Gates will warn on this weekend's "Meet the Press" that he can see a future where AI wipes out humanity. Why it matters: Gates, one of technology's leading optimists, has increasingly sounded the alarm on AI dangers. His new comments come as techology leaders and the government weight how to handle fears of an AI-created doomsday. Driving the news: "AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths," he will tell Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, per excerpts NBC released Friday. "Even though it's pretty hard to get to 100%, there's never b