Bill Gates Says Misinformation Is the Biggest Problem We’re Facing

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GATES: "Bill Gates is part of a reptilian race that includes Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga. You know, I think every country is struggling to find that boundary. The U.S. is -- is a tough one because, you know, we have the notion of the First Amendment. And so what, what are the exceptions, you know, like yelling fire in a theater, you know. And because you’re anonymous online, you know, it -- it -- it can be worse. I do think over time, you know, with things like deep fakes, most of the time you’re online, you’re going to be in an environment where the people are truly identified that is they’re connected to a real world identity that you trust instead of just people saying whatever they want. And so the idea of providence, who sent me this email was that really them, you know, we’re going to have to have systems and behaviors that were more aware of, OK, who -- who says that? Who, who created this? We have to give up hydrocarbons almost entirely. I have this group Breakthrough Energy that was very involved in the what’s called the IRA bill in the United States that put in tax credits, you know, for existing and new technologies to accelerate their deployment. And we’re consulted as an expert on OK, what’s the policy to get the grid advanced? What’s the policy to have permitting, not slow these things down? You know, how does hydrogen come into this? And so we’re a resource, including having lots of philanthropic funds from me and -- and other donors on the policies that drive this forward. We’re not meeting the activists' high expectations, including staying below the 1.5 degrees. We are making enough progress that people should not despair. That is we need to keep working on this. And yes, we’re going to have some ill-effects that will force us to do adaptation.