At Telluride Film Festival, Bill Gates Compares Lack of Control Over AI to HAL in ‘2001’: ‘You Could Say “Please Shut Down,” and It Would Say, “OK, I Took That Under Advisement, But…”‘ - Variety

Bill Gates warned that advanced AI systems may not follow shutdown commands reliably, comparing the risk to the fictional HAL 9000 computer. This highlights growing concerns among tech leaders about whether humanity can maintain control over powerful AI systems.