X.PIN published a rebuttal to Bill Gates's recent essay on AI and society. Gates warned of turbulence and proposed new institutions, reserved human jobs and taxes on AI use and robots. The response argues the immediate problem is corporate accountability, not future machines. It points to Klarna, which cut customer service staff and later rehired people. It cites a reported Meta plan to shrink teams around AI that raised incident rates. It argues AI-designed viruses still need labs, money and extensive physical testing. It says data-center growth is raising electricity costs for households. It notes industry money now funds political campaigns on AI rules. The authors call for charging companies for grid and water use instead.

• $125M raised by pro-industry super PAC
• 8% US electricity cost rise by 2030
• 25%+ rise in Northern Virginia