Bill Gates says AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this year

Bill Gates said on The Ezra Klein Show that AI crossed two danger thresholds early this year: it can now help a bioterrorist and power a crippling cyberattack. He called for a supervisory layer of safeguards and monitoring across all AI models, including open-source ones.

• Gates: AI crossed the cyber threshold, finding bugs in code vetted for 20 years
• He said small groups can now design new pathogens, once a nation-state capability
• Gates urged a supervisory layer of safeguards and monitoring for all AI models
• He proposed taxing AI and robots the same payroll tax as replaced workers