Bill Gates on Q&A 2
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Channel: RighteousLiving40 · 2013 · People & Blogs
GLOBAL WARMING Sam Wood asked: You've said that in order to stop global temperature rise we must cut our total carbon footprint globally to zero. This means those in the third world must do so as well. How do you propose to cut the carbon footprint of those who already have the bare minimum in terms of industrial technology, which even now is not enough to properly sustain them? US HEALTHCARE Amy Kimball asked: Given that your charity focuses on providing better health for those in foreign countries, does it frustrate you that underprivileged citizens of the United States don't have access to an affordable healthcare system? INDIGENOUS LIFE EXPECTANCY Ben Park asked: The Australian indigenous population have a lower life expectancy of about 10 years compared to non-indigenous Australians. This can be attributed to the disadvantages they face in the areas of health, education and employment. These combined factors have led to an intergenerational cycle of disadvantage for indigenous people. How do you see the best way to break this cycle of disadvantage? ROBOTS AND WAR Arian Jahiri asked: In an episode of The Simpsons, a character made the following quote about the future when addressing cadets: "The wars of the future will not be fought on the battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today remember always your duty is clear: To build and maintain those robots." While such a quote is supposed to be satirical, do you think one day robots doing human tasks such as fighting wars, will become reality? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Jessica Lee asked: Do you think that Artificial Intelligence will ever surpass the human mind and if so, how would humanity handle it? ADDICTED TO SMARTPHONES Tobias Yao asked: I was hoping to get your view on the constant use of smart devices by young people, excluding Microsoft products of course, and how do you teach your kids? GATES' INHERITANCE Zack Solomon asked: You say you don't think it's a good thing for your children to have too much money... You're only giving them a small portion of your fortune... a paltry $10 million... That amount would be life changing for me, and is beyond my wildest expectations... Do you think that your sense of perspective has been skewed by your wealth? TECHNOLOGY CONTROLLING HUMANITY? Andrew Asfaganov asked: Information technology is integrated deeply into our lives and brings new levels of convenience at the cost of privacy. Does it worry you that this technology will be misused in the future? In terms of controlling human activity? CHEATING DEATH Andrew Zeng asked: Bill, what are your thoughts on Cryonics? Is it something you have personally considered as a few months ago on Reddit, you mentioned that cheating death is on your bucket list?
