Bill Gates calls for higher taxes on billionaires due to artificial intelligence threat

Microsoft founder Bill Gates expressed the conviction that taxes on billionaires must be raised to prevent the deepening of social stratification. According to him, without appropriate measures, technological progress, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, will lead to the wealthy strata of society becoming even richer, while the rest of the population will be left without adequate state support.

Limits of private aid

Gates emphasised that current mechanisms of voluntary philanthropy cannot serve as a full replacement for systemic state guarantees.

Personal commitments regarding assets

Meanwhile, Bill Gates himself has promised to give away almost all of his wealth by 2045.