Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 10 hrs ago
Bill Gates says cyberattacks are AI’s biggest immediate risk
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the biggest immediate danger from artificial intelligence is its use in cyberattacks.
He made the warning in an interview with ABC News on Sunday.
Gates said malicious users could exploit AI systems, especially when safeguards are removed.
He believes the risk of AI becoming uncontrollable is real but its major effects are still years away.
He called for stronger limits to stop AI being used for bioterrorism and cyberattacks, and said companies’ safety measures are not robust enough.
Gates also suggested an AI tax, an international body and keeping some jobs exclusively for people.
He rejected the idea that companies can ensure safety through self-regulation alone, and warned of unpleasant surprises in cybersecurity over the next year.
Bill Gates said cyberattacks are the biggest immediate risk posed by artificial intelligence.
He said malicious use of AI is a greater current danger than the technology becoming uncontrollable.
Gates called for stronger restrictions to prevent AI from being used in bioterrorism and cyberattacks.
He said AI companies’ security systems are not robust enough to meet the threats.
Gates rejected the view that companies regulating themselves would be enough to ensure global safety.
- Who
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.
- What
- He said cyberattacks are AI’s biggest immediate risk and called for stronger safeguards.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- In an interview with ABC News.
- Why
- Gates said malicious use of AI poses a real current danger and that existing company security systems are not robust enough.
Bill Gates
Donald Trump
Self-regulation
Bill Gates
Gates said companies regulating themselves would not be enough to ensure global safety.
Donald Trump
Trump defended the idea that self-regulation by companies in the sector would be sufficient.
The cyberattacks will undoubtedly be the most important challenge we will face next year.
They are really bad people using AI, especially in areas of AI where you can remove all the safeguards.
It is clear that we are not doing enough.
During the next year, especially in the field of cybersecurity, we will have many unpleasant surprises.
Gates had warned that the world was not prepared for AI’s consequences.
Gates said in an interview with ABC News that cyberattacks would be the biggest AI challenge in the coming year.
- Biggest immediate risk
- Cyberattacks
- Next-year challenge
- Cyberattacks, according to Gates
- Proposed safeguards
- Restrictions on AI use in bioterrorism and cyberattacks
- Security assessment
- Gates said AI companies’ systems are not robust enough
- Additional proposals
- An AI tax, an international body and reserving certain jobs for humans
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