Gates warns AI risks have escalated beyond current safeguards

In a new essay and interview, Bill Gates argues that AI's capabilities in bioterrorism, cyberattacks, and job displacement have already surpassed the thresholds where preventive measures should have been implemented. He expresses frustration at the lack of public and governmental urgency, and specifically highlights the danger of AI models that can design novel molecules, calling bioterrorism risk roughly 50 times more likely than a natural pandemic. Gates is now actively pushing for stronger oversight through public statements and private discussions with leaders.