Gates
Americannoun
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Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
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William Bill, born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.
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Bill, full name William Henry Gates. born 1955, US computer-software executive and philanthropist; founder (1976) of Microsoft Corporation
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Henry Louis. born 1950, US scholar and critic, who pioneered African-American studies in such works as Figures in Black (1987)
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Horatio. ?1728–1806, American Revolutionary general: defeated the British at Saratoga (1777)
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According to Bill Gates, the world needs more time to prepare for a period of “social, political, and economic upheaval” brought on by artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the blog post, Gates laid out three key risks that AI poses, one being that many jobs will “disappear forever.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Gates said profits from his investments will go to the Gates Foundation, where AI will help accelerate work in health, agriculture and education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Gates also said we should consider taxing AI tokens and robots, which could nudge businesses toward hiring people instead of betting on more machines.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“So we hustled back over to the office, right? Dad had Gates write out a letter giving me special permission to play soccer at Tangerine Middle School.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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