Bill Gates joins calls for AI safeguards, including legislation
MSFT•Bill Gates called for Congress to pass laws requiring AI safeguards and monitoring, saying self-regulation is not enough. He said safeguards would not dramatically hinder the industry and that he hopes to meet President Donald Trump to discuss AI.
1. Gates calls for legislation
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said AI requires safeguards beyond self-regulation and called for Congress to pass legislation. “You need law enforcement and the politicians to get into the discussion about what safeguards and monitoring look like,” he said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
2. Debate over AI rules
Gates said safeguards would not dramatically hinder the industry and argued that the risks of not implementing them are real. Trump has dismissed calls for new AI laws as a “hoax,” while arguing that restrictions could benefit China in the AI race. Gates said he hopes to meet Trump to discuss AI.
3. Proposed safeguards
Some policymakers have proposed a “kill switch” allowing federal authorities to halt AI models. Gates said he was not opposed to such a measure but that it would not be enough without other safeguards.
