{"id":31005,"date":"2026-09-25T19:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=31005"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:21:27","slug":"gates-ai-risks-government-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/science-tech\/gates-ai-risks-government-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates has called on the world to prepare for the risks posed by AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters that governments around the world are not sufficiently prepared for the changes that artificial intelligence will bring. He cited, amongst the risks, the technology\u2019s impact on employment, its use in cyberattacks and people\u2019s dependence on AI companions, calling on countries to respond collectively. Meanwhile, the Gates Foundation plans to allocate at least $1 billion over two years to expand access to useful AI tools.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gates believes that governments are not sufficiently prepared for the consequences of AI development.<\/li>\n<li>He highlighted the risks to workers, safety and users of AI companions.<\/li>\n<li>The Gates Foundation is investing at least $1 billion in AI solutions that benefit society.<\/li>\n<li>The largest shares of funding are earmarked for education and healthcare.<\/li>\n<li>The prediction of a billion deaths has not been confirmed, just like Gates\u2019s statement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The work, attacks and impact of AI companions<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview published on 15 September,<strong> Gates<\/strong> He emphasised that countries need to examine the implications of technological development in much greater depth. He called for international cooperation, particularly between the US and China.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about employment have a broader context: according to estimates by the International Labour Organisation, one in four workers worldwide is employed in a profession with a certain level of exposure to generative <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/science-tech\/shi-diyav-bez-dozvolu-openai\/\">AI<\/a>. At the same time, the ILO notes that for most occupations, the change will involve a shift in job tasks rather than the complete disappearance of jobs.<\/p>\n<h2>How will the fund allocate funds for accessible technologies?<\/h2>\n<p>Approximately 40% of the planned funding is to be allocated to education, with the same amount going to healthcare. The fund has earmarked 10% each for agriculture and the digital infrastructure, in particular for language datasets that are under-represented in current systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/phia-gates-komisii-cookie-stuffing\/\">Gates<\/a> He warned that, without targeted action, the best tools would primarily go to those who can afford them. More than 90% of the data used to train early large language models was in English, the foundation reported.<\/p>\n<p>On 21 September, the Gates Foundation joined a coalition that has set a five-year target of providing approximately 3.4 billion people with access to AI in their native languages and voices. This is a stated goal, not a result that has already been achieved.<\/p>\n<h2>Unsubstantiated allegations against Gates<\/h2>\n<p>The available text of the Reuters interview contains no statement to the effect that artificial intelligence could cause the deaths of a billion people. It has not been possible to identify the original source of this statement; therefore, it cannot be presented as a quote or a prediction by Gates.<\/p>\n<p>The verified materials also do not confirm the specific list of legislative bans that he allegedly proposed. Gates\u2019s confirmed position is that states should work together to address the risks and ensure wider access to useful AI solutions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Gates has called on countries to work together to address the risks posed by AI: its impact on employment, cyberattacks and reliance on chatbots.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433355,"featured_media":31004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u0411\u0456\u043b\u043b \u0413\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0441 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0432 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0430\u0433\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0438\u0437\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0428\u0406: \u0432\u043f\u043b\u0438\u0432 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0439\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0456 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0442\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0456\u0432.","rank_math_title":"\u0420\u0438\u0437\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0428\u0406 \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0411\u0456\u043b\u043b\u0430 \u0413\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0441\u0430: \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430, \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438, \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0448\u0456","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805620],"tags":[806764],"class_list":["post-31005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science-tech","tag-806764"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31005"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31007,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31005\/revisions\/31007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}