New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned about the potential misuse of AI by bad actors to create bioweapons, along with the threat it poses to the job market. Gates made the remarks in his annual letter for 2026, where he said that he remains an optimist, partly because of the innovations being accelerated by artificial intelligence.

"We are far better off than when I was born 70 years ago. I believe the world will keep improving, but it is harder to see that today than it has been in a long time," Gates said. "Of all the things humans have ever created, AI will change society the most. It will help solve many of our current problems while also bringing new challenges very different from past innovations."

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