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Bill Gates warns AI doomsday scenario is coming, with bioterror pandemics and huge job losses but tech bosses are keeping quiet about it
2026-08-27
[DM] Bill Gates has issued a stark warning about the global terror that artificial intelligence could soon unleash.

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder warned on Wednesday that AI could cost millions their jobs and help create a devastating 'bioterrorism weapon' capable of threatening humanity.

It is a scenario bosses of tech companies are intentionally hiding from the public, Mr Gates claimed.

In an essay, the former tech boss argued we have surpassed the warning signs, as AI continues to develop at an 'uncontrolled' rate.

'AI will either be the greatest equaliser ever invented, or the worst source of injustice,' Mr Gates said. 'Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.'

This comes as, the 70-year-old mogul added, 'leaders, experts and communities are [not] confronting the challenges adequately' – and don't have a 'plan'.

One of the threats Mr Gates highlighted is the risk to global security. He said AI can already gather information needed to create bombs, bioweapons and computer viruses, and is increasingly capable of acting on that information itself.
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