Bill Gates: AI is an evolutionary event — an intelligent species already smarter than us
haider1 · x · 2026-09-29
Bill Gates says AI isn't just a new technology — it's an evolutionary event: we've created an intelligent species that is already smarter than us in many ways and will become vastly smarter over the next few years.
He adds that the challenge is to accelerate the good while minimizing the truly horrific risks — both at once.
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