Bill Gates has THIS advice for Indian entrepreneurs, reveals ‘competitive advantage’ in podcast with Nikhil Kamath

livemint.com:

Also Read: Bill Gates speaks on transformational impact of AI: 'Job of software engineers will…..'Bill Gates praised Indian software engineers working at Microsoft for their solid skills. ‘’We hired very smart IT graduates and brought them to Seattle.

Later, they went back and created a development centre for us in four locations,'' said Gates. He was in awe of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella who ‘’sits on top of the pack for his exceptional leadership'', according to Gates."A lot of amazing people I work with are from India and part of that is Satya, who is doing an amazing job as the CEO,'' Gates told Kamath.

He also mentioned India's importance in his philanthropic efforts, saying, "India is a country where we spend the most money, which is close to one billion a year."Also Read: Modi 3.0: Bill Gates hopes for ’continued partnership’ as Narendra Modi takes oath, says PM ‘strengthened India…’Kamath asked Gates about one hack he would suggest to young entrepreneurs. Gates answered saying “pick an AI thing and use the Google and Microsoft platforms and go on top of that." However, he mentioned that if somebody wants to build something from scratch they could also try doing that.Gates also mentioned that the AI technology has the potential to alter and dismantle "the very organising principles of society and what we value." He outlined the transformational role of AI and how it can benefit humanity, however, he did not express surety over the technology replacing human jobs.He explained that AI will reap great results in the healthcare sector for old and handicapped patients.

‘’We have seen several projects in India and the US that are showing great results. The potential is incredible if we knew that all it did was make jobs