Bill Gates calls for mandatory AI safeguards, rejects industry self-regulation

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has strongly opposed the idea of AI companies regulating themselves, warning that legal action would be meaningless if AI contributed to mass casualties on the scale of 100 million deaths. Speaking on 'The Ezra Klein Show,' Gates argued that AI has already crossed critical thresholds related to bioterrorism and cyberattacks. He urged governments to enforce mandatory safety measures and oversight across all AI models. His comments came shortly after US President Donald Trump and leading AI executives signed a voluntary, non-binding AI safety agreement at the White House.