In a separate conversation on the "Unconfuse Me" podcast, Gates discussed time travel, stating that if he met a person from 2100, he would ask about the state of human welfare, energy production, and the role of artificial intelligence. He expressed curiosity about whether energy would be generated through fusion, fission, or another method, and how AI would be helping or challenging society.
Key takeaways:
- Bill Gates shifted his focus from Microsoft to his charitable organisation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he spends most of his time researching global health issues.
- He shared an incident from 1997 when he read about children dying from curable diseases in various parts of the world, which motivated him to focus on global health.
- In a conversation about time travel, Gates said he would ask a person from 2100 about the state of human welfare, energy production, and the role of artificial intelligence.
- Gates emphasizes the importance of reading, stating that it has significantly helped him in his career.