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Bill Gates cancels India AI summit keynote address amid fresh scrutiny over Epstein links
Gates withdrew amid scrutiny from newly released Justice Department files linking him to Epstein; the summit secured over $200 billion in AI investments, officials said.
- On Thursday , Bill Gates pulled out hours before his scheduled keynote at the India AI Impact Summit, and the Gates Foundation said Ankur Vora would speak instead.
- After the United States Department of Justice released files in January naming Gates, including draft emails with unverified allegations linked to Jeffrey Epstein, scrutiny intensified.
- Gates has said his interactions with Epstein were confined to philanthropy and that meeting him was a mistake, while documents show all interactions occurred after Epstein's 2008 conviction.
- Gates's absence, plus Jensen Huang's cancellation, compounded a difficult summit opening with organisational lapses, VIP traffic snarls in the city of 20 million people, and opposition parties attacking the Indian government.
- High investment stakes — including over $100 billion pledged during the summit from companies like Microsoft and Reliance — keep focus as the summit reopens on Friday .
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The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to ensure the summit's focus remains on top priorities.
Bill Gates Withdraws from High-Profile AI Summit as Epstein Fallout Intensifies
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has abruptly withdrawn from a major keynote appearance at a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in India, as the expanding Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to engulf powerful global elites. The post Bill Gates Withdraws from High-Profile AI Summit as Epstein Fallout Intensifies appeared first on Slay News.
Chaos at major AI summit as scandal-plagued Bill Gates abruptly backs out and Sam Altman, rival awkwardly avoid clasping hands
Bill Gates abruptly backed out of giving the keynote address at a major AI summit in India on Thursday, in the wake of recently released emails shedding light on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Bill Gates on Thursday canceled a planned appearance in India, saying he regretted every minute he spent with Jeffrey Epstein.
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