Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates pulled out of the AI Impact Summit on Thursday morning, hours before he was to deliver a keynote address, purportedly “to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit’s key priorities”. ADVERTISEMENTThat Gates will not be delivering the keynote address was announced early on Thursday morning by Gates Foundation India. On Tuesday, the Foundation had said Gates would be participating as scheduled after the media, quoting government sources, reported that he would skip the event. “After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit’s key priorities, Mr Gates will not be delivering his keynote address,” the Foundation said in a post on X. Gates has not been charged with any wrongdoing but his name has been mentioned several times in theEpstein files.

Source: The Telegraph February 20, 2026 01:02 UTC