Bill Gates: AI Cyberattack Threat Already Exists Today

In an interview with The New York Times, Bill Gates said AI's ability to launch a cyberattack that scrambles bank accounts and shuts down the electric grid already exists today. He called for a mandatory supervisory layer and monitoring for all models, including open-source ones.

• Gates: attack on bank accounts and power grids is possible today
• He cites Anthropic model capabilities and aspects of Hugging Face
• Calls for mandatory oversight and monitoring of all AI models
• Compared AI development to evolutionary history and 'aliens arriving'