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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Bill Gates says the world is facing a 'major war' or another pandemic

Philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates attends a panel discussion at the Global Solutions Summit on May 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Credit: Sean Gallup - Getty Images)

There are some questions that keep even billionaire philanthropist and entrepreneur Bill Gates up at night. Will there be another pandemic? Are global tensions going to reach a boiling point, sparking a global war? What would push us to that precipice?

While Gates, a father of three, is determinedly optimistic about the likes of AI and eradicating deadly diseases like polio, he remains concerned about either a widespread war or another pandemic.

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