Bill Gates
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Absolutely. And, you know, medicine has made a lot of progress. I mean, heart disease is way down. You know, cancer, we have a lot of things in the pipeline. But AI is going to accelerate all of that.
Amazing. You know, I work in Alzheimer's, and there's some great tools coming along because nobody should want to have that. And even, you know, with HIV, this idea of the cure โ the fact we can get it out maybe in four years instead of eight, we'll use AI to help accelerate that.
Amazing. You know, I work in Alzheimer's, and there's some great tools coming along because nobody should want to have that. And even, you know, with HIV, this idea of the cure โ the fact we can get it out maybe in four years instead of eight, we'll use AI to help accelerate that.
Amazing. You know, I work in Alzheimer's, and there's some great tools coming along because nobody should want to have that. And even, you know, with HIV, this idea of the cure โ the fact we can get it out maybe in four years instead of eight, we'll use AI to help accelerate that.
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, when you see your parents behave, that's more influential than what your parents say. Right. And so they, you know, volunteered in the community. They gave what they could.
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, when you see your parents behave, that's more influential than what your parents say. Right. And so they, you know, volunteered in the community. They gave what they could.
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, when you see your parents behave, that's more influential than what your parents say. Right. And so they, you know, volunteered in the community. They gave what they could.
Exactly. She put a lot of her time into that, both in our city, but also at the federal level. And so she was always telling me, okay, you've got to run a United Way campaign and give back. Sadly, she died pretty young, about 30 years ago. And it was my dad who actually, when I was still full-time at Microsoft,
Exactly. She put a lot of her time into that, both in our city, but also at the federal level. And so she was always telling me, okay, you've got to run a United Way campaign and give back. Sadly, she died pretty young, about 30 years ago. And it was my dad who actually, when I was still full-time at Microsoft,
Exactly. She put a lot of her time into that, both in our city, but also at the federal level. And so she was always telling me, okay, you've got to run a United Way campaign and give back. Sadly, she died pretty young, about 30 years ago. And it was my dad who actually, when I was still full-time at Microsoft,
ran the foundation and got it going for the first 10 years and kind of set the culture in a very positive way. So he did get to see and participate in, you know, all those dictates that go back to my childhood.
ran the foundation and got it going for the first 10 years and kind of set the culture in a very positive way. So he did get to see and participate in, you know, all those dictates that go back to my childhood.
ran the foundation and got it going for the first 10 years and kind of set the culture in a very positive way. So he did get to see and participate in, you know, all those dictates that go back to my childhood.
Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.
Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.
Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.
Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.
Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.
Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.
And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.