# Society Can Reserve Human Work from AI by Bill Gates > “Society gets to decide. Just because the economic signals say that it’d be lower cost to use an AI doesn’t mean society has to do that.” > **— 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's Human Reserved proposal treats markets as signals rather than sovereign commands and preserves selected roles for human meaning, dignity or transition stability. ## 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/Human-Reserved Work|Human-Reserved Work]] - [[wiki/AI Economy|AI Economy]] - [[wiki/Automation|Automation]] - [[wiki/Capitalism|Capitalism]] - [[wiki/Universal High Income|Universal High Income]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Society gets to decide. Just because the economic signals say that it’d be lower cost to use an AI doesn’t mean society has to do that.” — Bill Gates, The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bill-gates-society-can-reserve-human-work-from-ai ```