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Bill Gates warns AI powerful enough to lead to ‘a billion deaths’

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is a tool powerful enough to potentially cause a massive loss of human life.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is a "powerful enough" tool to kill off a substantial portion of humanity.

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