Self-Regulation Cannot Manage AI Risks

Bill Gates has become one of the leading tech establishment voices warning of the risks of AI. Madhumita Murgia speaks to the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist about AI hackers, bioweapons that could be ‘significantly worse than Covid’, and the need for stronger oversight from the US government.

Tech Tonic is produced by Edwin Lane, the executive producer is Manuela Saragosa, sound design by Breen Turner. Original music by Metaphor Music. Flo Phillips is the FT’s head of audio.

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