Bill Gates has addressed his new links in the three million recently-released pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying he regrets ever coming into contact with the convicted sex offender.

Documents have surfaced suggesting draft emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s account that accuse Bill Gates of using Epstein to arrange meetings with women and allegedly contracting a sexually transmitted disease.

In a one-on-one interview with 9News’ Chief Political Editor, Charles Croucher, Gates once again dismissed these claims as “false.”

Bill Gates has addressed his new links in the three million recently-released pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying he regrets ever coming into contact with the convicted sex offender.
Bill Gates has addressed his presence in the recently-released pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files.(Nine)

Gates talks AI disruption in Australia, praises social media ban

Gates, who accumulated his wealth as a co-founder of Microsoft in 1975, has committed to a monumental philanthropic mission.

He intends to utilize the entire $200 billion endowment of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to combat diseases and alleviate poverty, with the goal of closing the charity by 2045.

During the in-depth discussion with 9News, Gates expressed his vision for the future, saying, “I hope when people read about malaria in the future, they’ll wonder, ‘What was that?’ The same goes for polio.”

Now, he sees artificial intelligence as revolutionising healthcare for some of the world’s poorest countries, but warned it could result in job losses in countries like Australia. 

He emphasized the importance of advocacy, adding, “I think it’s up to people in the field to convey to society just how disruptive this could be.”

Speaking about social media, Gates praised Australia’s world-first ban for children under 16 as a “good idea”. 

“I know it’s not an easy thing to implement. I think it’s a favour to the world that you’ll study,” he said.

“We overprotect kids in the real world; we don’t let them go out and do things. But we underprotect them in the digital world.”

Watch the full interview at the top of the page

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