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The road ahead reaches a turning point in 2024 | Bill Gates

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From 2000 to the start of the pandemic we made strong progress on health and other goals. The pandemic is a huge setback. TWENTY TWENTY FORWARD This year signaled the start of a new era. Here’s why I believe next year is an opportunity to shape the world’s next chapter for the better. When you think back on 2023, how will you remember it? For me, this will always be the year I became a grandparent. It will be the year I spent a lot of precious time with loved ones—whether on the pickleball court or over a rousing game of Settlers of Catan. And 2023 marked the first time I used artificial intelligence for work and other serious reasons, not just to mess around and create parody song lyrics for my friends. This year gave us a glimpse of how AI will shape the future, and as 2023 comes to a close, I’m thinking more than ever about the world today’s young people will inherit. In last year’s letter, I wrote about how the prospect of becoming a grandparent made me reflect on the world my gran

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