Interview Action Items

Commitments and Decisions

• Bill Gates: Commit that his money and the money in the Gates Foundation will all be spent over the next 20 years to the causes they work on (global health, education, etc.).
  • This commitment involves giving away over $200 billion during this period.

Actionable Tasks and Follow-ups

• Bill Gates: Advocate for governments, specifically the US, to maintain or increase funding for global health initiatives, including vaccines and HIV medicines.

  • Remind that governments should not cut funding when it's well below 1% of the budget.
  • Advocate for the maintenance of programs like PEPFAR.
  • Push for the US to not cut money for vaccines or HIV medicines.

• Bill Gates: Continue to advocate to the President and Congress to restore aid activities that have been cut.

• Bill Gates: Work with partners like Rotary to ensure continued progress on polio eradication.

• Bill Gates: Explore and develop new vaccine delivery methods, such as patches instead of needles, to potentially improve uptake.

  • Combine vaccines to reduce the number of shots required.

• Bill Gates: Continue to fund brilliant scientists working on eradicating diseases like malaria, malnutrition, and finding an HIV cure.

  • Expect advancements in these areas within the next 20 years.

• Bill Gates: Continue to fund research and development for a TB vaccine and an HIV vaccine.

• Bill Gates: Support the development of new seeds that allow farmers to be more productive in challenging weather conditions.

• Bill Gates: Continue to fund research into Alzheimer's disease.

  • Stay updated on drug trials (e.g., Eli Lilly's antibody drug for amyloid accumulation).
  • Gather data on people with Alzheimer's for scientists to use.

• Bill Gates: Ensure the Gates Foundation's resources are well spent and highly impactful, honoring Warren Buffett's generosity.

• Bill Gates: Prepare for his 70th birthday celebration in late October by gathering friends.

• Bill Gates: Continue to work full-time, visiting sites in Africa and India to understand the impact and progress of the foundation's work.

Decisions Requiring Follow-up

• Bill Gates: Continue to observe and understand the changing landscape of AI and its impact on education and health, and how it can empower young people.

• Bill Gates: Continue to explore his personal beliefs and values, particularly regarding the golden rule and helping other humans, as guiding principles for his work.

Potential Future Actions/Considerations

• The US government or other countries may consider implementing an executive order making it illegal for charities to send money overseas and still receive tax benefits.

  • Bill Gates: Hopes this does not happen.

• There may be continued skepticism and resistance to vaccines from certain individuals or groups.

  • Bill Gates: Hopes to influence people to vaccinate through various means, including new delivery methods and simplified vaccination schedules.