Overview
- The Gates Foundation announced hours before the opening that Gates would not deliver the inaugural address at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
- Ankur Vora, who leads the foundation’s Africa and India offices, will represent the organization and speak at the event.
- Coverage of newly released DOJ files includes 2013 draft emails saved in Epstein’s account that reference Gates, though the authorship is unclear and the drafts may never have been sent.
- Gates and his representatives reject the allegations as false, saying his interactions with Epstein were limited to dinners and that he never visited Epstein’s island or took part in illegal activity.
- The summit opened with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and continues with major AI leaders still listed, as other high-profile withdrawals such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang contribute to a bumpy start.