Bill Gates warns AI could 'drive events that cause a billion deaths', internet jokes he used Copilot
eliano · x · 2026-09-26
Bill Gates claimed AI could "drive events that cause a billion deaths." The clip went viral with snarky pushback — the top quip being "He must have used co-pilot" — capturing the AI community's habitual deflation of billionaire doomerism.
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