Bill Gates Offers to Convince Trump to Regulate AI

Bill Gates said on NBC's Meet the Press that self-regulation of AI is insufficient and that law enforcement and politicians must define safeguards and monitoring. He offered to personally meet Donald Trump to push for AI regulation, warning that AI is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths.

• Gates: self-regulation of AI is not enough, laws and monitoring are needed
• Gates is willing to personally convince Trump to regulate AI
• Gates: AI is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths
• In August 2026 Gates published an essay warning about rapid AI development