Bill Gates: it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to lack safeguards

The Microsoft co-founder told NBC News' Meet the Press that every AI system should have safeguards and monitoring. He said the bigger danger is bad actors using AI for bioterrorism or mass financial fraud, not the technology itself.

• Gates: 'completely irresponsible not to require every AI to have these safeguards'
• He says the most dangerous thing is people with bad intent using AI
• Gates wouldn't oppose a 'kill switch' but says it misses the imminent threat
• He backs law enforcement and politicians shaping AI safeguards and monitoring