In-depth’ interview with an artificial intelligence chatbot given by the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. The US tycoon revealed that in the early days of his company he worked “too intensely” and “didn’t believe in weekends” in an interview with an AI chatbot on Friday.

“I was a bit too intense. I didn’t believe in weekends, I didn’t believe in holidays. There were a lot of people who probably could have helped me, and we just didn’t stick, because I had a very myopic view of working style and speaking style.” Gates admitted.

The Microsoft co-founder made the comments in a question-and-answer interview posed by an AI chatbot alongside the UK prime minister Rishi Sunak. The debate at Imperial College London covered topics such as artificial intelligence, technology and innovation.

Bill Gates was asked personal questions by the chatbot, such as how he would approach his work differently if he could turn back time, and what he would say to his younger self at the start of his career. The billionaire philanthropist responded that his work habits were “OK” for the fledgling Microsoft, but as the company grew he realized it was “very intense” with himself, while “Try to apply this to other people.”

Gates was also asked to recall the most important advice he has received and how it has influenced his approach to life. He cited billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s comments about what friends think of you and “how powerful those friendships are.” Gates also referred to the advice of American physicist Richard Feynman: “He always said it’s good to show your weakness, because if you let yourself pretend you know everything, then your thinking becomes lazy, and you won’t be able to grasp things at all… So the phrase ‘you really understand what’s going on’ was super helpful for me.”

A video of the interview was posted on the British government’s 10 Downing Street YouTube channel. It is unclear if the AI ​​in question was OpenAI and Microsoft’s famous ChatGPT.

Gates said in the interview that he used artificial intelligence to write poems and songs and create images.