From favourite Indian food to superpowers… Bill Gates revealed his top picks in this rapid-fire segment.
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00:00What is your favorite Indian food?
00:02I'm supposed to say tea?
00:03Chai
00:04Chai?
00:04Chai
00:05No, Tikka, Chicken Tikka Masala
00:07So Taj Mahal or Eiffel Tower?
00:10I don't know, Taj is more classic
00:12If not a technologist or a philanthropist, what career would you have pursued?
00:17Because of my dad, I wanted to be a lawyer
00:20But then this computer thing distracted me
00:25And now I employ thousands of lawyers
00:31If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
00:34Superpower?
00:35I'd like to be smarter
00:45What is your favorite film about AI or robots?
00:52Her
00:55It's called Her, it's very good
00:58Which year would you travel to with a time machine and why?
01:06I don't know, I wouldn't want to go backwards, I don't think
01:09I can read about the stuff from the past
01:13But I'm not sure I'd want to go forwards either
01:15Because it would spoil, you know
01:17It'd kind of ruin the plot in a way
01:21I don't know, I like the present year
01:24What's the first word you start with on Wordle?
01:31Right now I use trace, T-R-A-C-E
01:36A local question, but what is your favorite Indian food?
01:45I'm supposed to say tea?
01:47Chai
01:48No, Tikka, Chicken Tikka Masala
01:54Thank you
01:59What's one thing on your bucket list this year?
02:04Go to the Paris Olympics
02:09This is a tough one, but if not a technologist or a philanthropist
02:13What career would you have pursued?
02:16If you weren't a technologist or a philanthropist
02:20Wow
02:24Technology is broad, I don't know
02:27My dad was a lawyer
02:29And I admired him a great deal
02:32He set an incredible example for me
02:35And he actually helped start the foundation
02:38And when I was very young
02:41Because of my dad, I wanted to be a lawyer
02:44But then this computer thing distracted me
02:50And now I employ thousands of lawyers
02:56This is a this or that segment, so you have to choose one option
02:59Okay, this
03:05So Taj Mahal or Eiffel Tower?
03:08Oh, Taj is more classic
03:15Super Bowl or FIFA World Cup?
03:18Well, maybe neither for me
03:22So this is the last question, it's a tough one
03:24A life without books or a life without technology?
03:28Tough one
03:29Well, I'll give up the physical books
03:32And read off the screen, I guess