Bill Gates on AI labs should give independent evaluat…

Bill Gates

Philanthropist. Founder and former CEO of Microsoft.

I agree with Dario and am glad to see the support from leaders of the other frontier labs. The world needs a plan, developed in a global, public process. If we can slow down the growth of AI, we'll have more time to ensure the benefits outweigh the harm, and leave everyone better off.

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Bill Gates, LinkedIn post, September 13, 2026: “I agree with Dario and am glad to see the support from leaders of the other frontier labs. The world needs a plan, developed in a global, public process. If we can slow down the growth of AI, we'll have more time to ensure the benefits outweigh the harm, and leave everyone better off.”

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AI labs should give independent evaluators employee-like access

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AI Verified The Bill Gates post explicitly agrees with Dario Amodei’s proposal and praises support from other frontier-lab leaders; the cited post is the response to the proposal whose first step is employee-like access for independent evaluators. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified The quote agrees with Dario Amodei’s proposal and praises support from other frontier labs; in the cited context that proposal includes employee-like access for independent evaluators. Correct answer: for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

Slow down AI development

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AI Verified Full-claim match: the quote addresses AI development/capability growth and a slower pace, pause, halt, or explicit rejection/mixed position. Evidence: world needs a plan, developed in a global, public process. If we can slow down the growth of AI, we'll have more time to ensure the benefits outweigh the harm, and leave everyone better off. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 6d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: world needs a plan, developed in a global, public process. If we can slow down the growth of AI, we'll have more time to ensure the benefits outweigh the harm, and leave everyone better off. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 6d ago

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AI Verified LinkedIn’s Bill Gates profile reproduces this exact post wording dated September 13, 2026, including his agreement with Dario and support for slowing AI growth. The stored author, date, and content match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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