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Bill Gates Skips India AI Summit Amid Epstein Files Controversy

Bill Gates has cancelled his appearance at the India AI summit. File Photo/Reuters

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Firstpost•19-02-2026, 13:34

Bill Gates Skips India AI Summit Amid Epstein Files Controversy

•Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates pulled out of the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, where he was scheduled to deliver a keynote address.
•The Gates Foundation cited a need to keep the focus on the summit's priorities, but the decision follows recent revelations in the Epstein files.
•New documents from the US Department of Justice shed light on Gates' relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whom he met in 2011.
•Epstein's emails contained unverified claims about Gates' extramarital affairs, STDs, and requests for illicit activities, which Gates has denied.
•Gates' ties to Epstein were reportedly a factor in Melinda French Gates' 2021 divorce, with her expressing discomfort over their interactions.

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