Gates thinks AI could kill 1B people, can we trust his judgment after Epstein?
Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in January this year. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersView image in fullscreenBill Gates at the World Economic Forum in January this year. After having his carefully cultivated image tarnished by the revelation of his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, Gates lay low for a while.
- ▪Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in January this year.
- ▪Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersView image in fullscreenBill Gates at the World Economic Forum in January this year.
- ▪After having his carefully cultivated image tarnished by the revelation of his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, Gates lay low for a while.
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Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in January this year. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersView image in fullscreenBill Gates at the World Economic Forum in January this year. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/ReutersOpinionBill GatesBill Gates thinks AI could kill a billion people – but can we trust his judgment after Epstein?Arwa MahdawiHe knows a thing or two about tech, but what to make of the views of a man who met Jeffrey Epstein 30 times and couldn’t see what a monster he was?Wed 30 Sep 2026 06.00 EDTShareThe Bill Gates rehabilitation tour is in full swing. After having his carefully cultivated image tarnished by the revelation of his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, Gates lay low for a while.
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