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Bill Gates

Bill Gates is a co-founder of Microsoft, chair of the Gates Foundation, and author of the Gates Notes blog.

583 claims collected, 186 researched, 85 resolved. Report of 10 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

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Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    77 71 83

    High confidence, 79 factual claims resolved. From 17 documents, 1999 to 2026; 18 documents sampled from 34 candidates found.

    Not scored: 16 unresolvable, 10 checkable only against their own records.

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  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    58 38 77

    Low confidence, 6 predictions resolved. From 4 documents, 2015 to 2025; 18 documents sampled from 34 candidates found.

    Not scored: 49 unresolvable. 26 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

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All types combined: 75 (likely 70 to 81, high confidence), from 85 claims: 79 factual claims, 6 predictions. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Bill Gates's claims

10 claims

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VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Own records only Factual 29 Aug 2026 Of the AI leaders Bill Gates knows, everybody but Elon Musk is worried about AI. Factual · 29 Aug 2026 AI safety and alignment
Own records only Factual 29 Aug 2026 AI industry leaders known to Bill Gates are all worried about AI's risks. Factual · 29 Aug 2026 AI safety and alignment
Own records only Factual 29 Aug 2026 People in the AI industry who say AI might have negative effects are being told they are hurting the industry's PR while it tries to raise trillions of dollars. Factual · 29 Aug 2026 AI safety and alignment
Own records only Factual 2015 Bill Gates followed the Ebola outbreak closely using the case analysis tools used to track polio eradication. Factual · 2015 Biosecurity
Own records only Factual 1999 In 1996 Microsoft printed 350,000 paper copies of sales reports. Factual · 1999 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 1999 Microsoft's outsourcing tempered the expansion of its work force and reduced management overhead but did not stop the work force from growing. Factual · 1999 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 1999 When customers ask Bill Gates what first step improves value from their information systems and collaboration, he always answers "E-mail." Factual · 1999 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 1999 Bill Gates reads all the e-mail that Microsoft employees send him. Factual · 1999 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 1999 Microsoft reduced its number of paper forms from more than 1,000 to a company-wide total of 60. Factual · 1999 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 1999 Bill Gates passes items from employee e-mail on to people for action. Factual · 1999 Their own work or organisation
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Bill Gates

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Factual AI safety and alignment

“Or all of them that I know, which is basically everybody but Elon.”

Bill Gates, interviewed by GeekWire 29 August 2026 Bill Gates in his own words: How he's using AI, and why he's worried about the future (GeekWire)

Of the AI leaders Bill Gates knows, everybody but Elon Musk is worried about AI.

Own records only Only the person's or their organisation's own records speak to it, so it is not scored.

Reasoning

It rests on Gates's private knowledge of his acquaintances' views.

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Bill Gates, “Of the AI leaders Bill Gates knows, everybody but Elon Musk is worried about AI.” (said 29 August 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_9b8eda00a8ee, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9b8eda00a8ee

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