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For decades, Bill Gates has argued that technology could expand human possibility. Now he’s warning that AI may be moving faster than society can absorb. This episode examines disappearing entry-level jobs, AI companions reshaping childhood, new security threats, and why voluntary guardrails may not be enough. We explore Gates’s proposed solutions—from an AI token tax and “human-reserved” work to global oversight—alongside the central paradox: the technology threatening livelihoods and human connection could also transform medicine, education, and food security. If machines become faster, cheaper, and more accurate than us, what work—and what meaning—should remain uniquely human?