# More AI Knowledge Brings More Concern by Bill Gates > “Isn’t it pretty stunning that the more you know [about artificial intelligence], the more concerned you are?” > **— 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. - **Exact original excerpt:** “Isn’t it pretty stunning that the more you know, the more concerned you are?” - **Editorial treatment:** The bracket restores the domain measured by Gates's knowledge-to-concern gradient. Square brackets identify editorial language; the exact unmodified wording remains above in this source record. - **Context:** The question identifies a knowledge gradient in AI concern and challenges the assumption that technical familiarity necessarily produces reassurance. ## 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/AI Risk Communication|AI Risk Communication]] - [[wiki/Citizen AI Literacy|Citizen AI Literacy]] - [[wiki/Technological Illiteracy|Technological Illiteracy]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Isn’t it pretty stunning that the more you know [about artificial intelligence], the more concerned you are?” — Bill Gates, The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bill-gates-more-ai-knowledge-brings-more-concern ```