In a recent interview with MIT Technology Review, Gates expressed growing alarm over the rapid advancement of AI technology and the lagging development of necessary safeguards.
According to sources familiar with the matter cited by The Information, Chinese AI model developer DeepSeek achieved approximately 475 million yuan in revenue in the first seven months of 2025, a figure that is about 10 times its projected full-year revenue for 2025, indicating the company's rapid business growth.