Bill Gates: AI, aid cuts and the fear of speaking out

Bill Gates tells Gideon that a climate of fear has taken hold in the US business community under the Trump administration: “People are afraid to speak out about being afraid to speak out.” He discusses falling aid budgets, why philanthropy cannot replace government funding, and an ambitious new collaboration with OpenAI to improve access to healthcare in Africa. Gates also reflects on the more destabilising uses of artificial intelligence and his past association with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clips: NBC4, Bill Gates Free links to read more on this topic: Bill Gates and OpenAI back $50mn AI rollout in African health clinics Tech titans lined up for Trump’s second inauguration. Now they’re even richer Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos Bill Gates warns aid cuts risk big increase in child deaths

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Bill Gates: AI, aid cuts and the fear of speaking out is an episode from The Rachman Review by Richard Martin.

This episode is 20:38 long.

This episode was published on Jan 29, 2026.

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