Bill Gates Says Governments Are Behind AI and Calls for New Global Rules

Bill Gates is intensifying his warning that governments are not ready for artificial intelligence's social impact, saying the technology could produce serious harms before public institutions catch up. In a Sept. 15 interview, the Microsoft co-founder said governments worldwide are behind the technology, weeks after a Gates Notes essay argued that AI can replace and exceed human cognition and that the transition could be among the most turbulent periods in history.