# AI Danger Awareness Is Extremely Low Outside Industry by Bill Gates > “Outside of the industry, the awareness of the dangers of AI is extremely low. And you can say that of academia, you can say that of think tanks, you can say that of policy makers, politicians.” > **— Bill Gates**, *The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Published source:** [The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026](https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/08/bill-gates-dangers-ai/688418/) — direct or near-primary publication carrying the attributed statement. - **Article placement:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] quotes this statement in its analysis of AI danger, public competence, strategic acceleration and machine succession. - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete contiguous wording quoted in the article without substantive alteration. - **Context:** Gates describes the knowledge gap as extending beyond the general public into the institutions expected to interpret and govern the technology. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] - [[wiki/Public Epistemic Capacity|Public Epistemic Capacity]] - [[wiki/Citizen AI Literacy|Citizen AI Literacy]] - [[wiki/AI Risk Communication|AI Risk Communication]] - [[wiki/Technological Illiteracy|Technological Illiteracy]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Outside of the industry, the awareness of the dangers of AI is extremely low. And you can say that of academia, you can say that of think tanks, you can say that of policy makers, politicians.” — Bill Gates, The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bill-gates-ai-danger-awareness-is-extremely-low-outside-industry ```