56. Bill Gates: Conspiracy theories, AI, and the politician he most admires

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How does one of the richest men in the world run a business? Is artificial intelligence going to be as big as the Windows PC? What politicians does Bill Gates admire?


Bill Gates joins Rory and Alastair on today's episode of Leading to answer all these questions and more.


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