News Summary

• While appearing on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, the Microsoft co-founder called for greater government oversight of the emerging tech.
• He warned that artificial intelligence could make it dangerously difficult to distinguish between scientists developing lifesaving medicines and bad actors seeking to create biological weapons.
• Gates suggested that China would pursue similar measures but emphasized that the US should establish clear standards for the industry.
• This comes after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon sensationally resigned from his position and accused the company and its rival OpenAI of not doing enough to address the potential dangers of the technology.
• Coxon warned that researchers working in the field believe AI could potentially 'kill all humans' by the end of the decade.