{"id":32758,"date":"2026-10-05T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32758"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:09:38","slug":"billionaire-david-sacks-hits-at-bill-gates-over-his-comments-that-ai-will-cause-billion-deaths-fires-a-chinese-question-at-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32758","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire David Sacks hits at Bill Gates over his comments that AI will cause billion deaths; fires a &#8216;Chinese question&#8217; at him |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134700216,imgsize-29706,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bill-gates.jpg\" alt=\"Billionaire David Sacks hits at Bill Gates over his comments that AI will cause billion deaths; fires a 'Chinese question' at him\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>American billionaire David Sacks has criticised <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bill-gates\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Gates<\/a> over his warning that artificial intelligence could become powerful enough to cause events resulting in a billion deaths. David Sacks, a venture capitalist and former White House AI czar, reposted clips on X (formerly Twitter) challenging Bill Gates\u2019 comments and questioning how the US could prevent Chinese AI models from developing similar capabilities.<!-- --> One clip attributed to Sacks says, \u201cThere are no facts or evidence to justify these types of numbers.\u201d In another reposted clip, Sacks raised the issue of AI development in China. \u201cThe question I have for Bill [Gates] is, how are you going to stop Chinese models from developing these capabilities?\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Speaking during an interview with NBC\u2019s Meet the Press, Bill Gates said that AI is \u201ccertainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths.\u201d <!-- -->Gates also called for mandatory federal legislation to address AI risks. He argued that the technology should not be governed only through voluntary industry rules and urged Congress to take action, although he did not identify a specific bill.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What David Sacks said about Gates\u2019 AI warning<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>David Sacks responded by reposting clips of Gates\u2019 remarks on X. In one clip, he questioned the basis for putting such a large number on the potential death toll. \u201cThere are no facts or evidence to justify these types of numbers,\u201d the clip attributed to Sacks says.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Sacks\u2019 comments come as the US and China compete to develop increasingly advanced AI systems.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Bill Gates says AI can already help bioterrorists and hackers<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Bill Gates was asked why product liability and reputational damage aren&#8217;t enough to stop firms from releasing dangerous AI. During his appearance at the Ezra Klein Show, Gates answered with a question of his own. \u201cSo say you kill 100 million people, you want to use a lawsuit?\u201d adding \u201cI almost can&#8217;t keep a straight face.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Host Ezra Klein put to Gates a view voiced by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: if a product is unsafe, the CEO simply shouldn&#8217;t launch it, and no new laws are needed. Klein added that Trump and David Sacks, who has advised the President on AI, hold a similar position.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Gates disagreed. He said AI can already help a bioterrorist kill hundreds of millions of people, or carry out a cyberattack that scrambles bank accounts and shuts down a power grid. &#8220;We crossed the cyber threshold and we crossed the bio threshold early this year,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/billionaire-david-sacks-hits-at-bill-gates-over-his-comments-that-ai-will-cause-billion-deaths-fires-a-chinese-question-at-him\/articleshow\/134700135.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American billionaire David Sacks has criticised Bill Gates over his warning that artificial intelligence could become powerful enough to cause events resulting in a billion deaths. 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