# Bill Gates: The AI Industry Knows the Risks and Is Staying Quiet About Them

Bill Gates built a career convincing the world to buy computers. He is now telling the New York Times that his own industry is misleading the public about what happens next, because the next trillion dollars is riding on it. The Microsoft co-founder made the case in an essay running close to 6,000 w

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| Published | 27 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/bill-gates-the-ai-industry-knows-the-risks-and-is-staying-quiet-about-them/