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Podcaster Kay Savetz unearthed the recordings from the radio show.

They are a great piece of history now, a time capsule."

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Imagine it as your digital memory lanea place where your PC captures snapshots of your screen every few seconds.

These snapshots are like time-travel Polaroids, preserving everything you’ve seen and done."

The Microsoft co-founder also imagined an advanced machine that could recognize mistakes like human co-workers.

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This complemented his plan to get PCs to every home.

According to theUS Census Bureau, only 8.2% of US households had a personal computer in 1984.

More importantly, Gates stated the importance of making computers easy to use and fun to achieve this goal.

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The radio host asked Gates whether what he was talking about was similar to artificial intelligence.

He admitted that he was corrected but indicated that the term was “kind of loaded.”

Market analysts attributed the company’s success to itsearly investment and adoption of AI across its tech stack.

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That’s a long way away."

Gates' advice is reportedly treated as gospel at the firm.

Additionally, he played a crucial role in landing Microsoft a deal with OpenAI to power its AI advances.

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While vaguely described, the AI agents would help make work easier by reading and summarizing your emails.

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