In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tells Kristen Welker about the potential “major threats” from AI if safeguards aren’t put into place.

Bill Gates has spent years warning that the biggest threats to humanity don't always arrive with a warning siren. In 2015, it was a pandemic. Now, the Microsoft co-founder is pointing at artificial intelligence, saying the technology could give people with malicious intentions the ability to cause destruction on a scale never seen before.

On "Meet the Press," Bill Gates said humanity is entering the messy first phase of AI, but the second one could bring an "era of abundance."

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The Microsoft co-founder stuttered and appeared a bit startled when discussing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He denied ever going to the pedophiles infamous island.

Bill Gates said that requiring a “kill switch” alone for artificial intelligence would not be enough to prevent people from using the technology to carry out attacks as lawmakers debate how to regulate AI’s risks.

Bill Gates said finding a global framework to regulate AI may be "more difficult" than talks to rein in nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has come under fire over an interview with NBC's Meet the Press.