{"id":72451,"date":"2023-01-12T18:04:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=72451"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:18:22","slug":"bill-gates-questions-the-breakthrough-potential-of-metaverses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bill-gates-questions-the-breakthrough-potential-of-metaverses\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates questions the breakthrough potential of metaverses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates, during a <span data-descr=\"ask me anything \u2014 ask me anything\" class=\"old_tooltip\">AMA<\/span>-session on Reddit, expressed skepticism about the value of Web3 and metaverses. He called artificial intelligence a truly revolutionary technology.<\/p>\n<p>One of the users asked the billionaire whether Gates currently sees a breakthrough technology as significant as the Internet was in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"reddit-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redditmedia.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/109eze3\/im_bill_gates_and_im_back_for_my_11th_ama_ask_me\/j3y0jne\/?depth=2&#038;showmore=false&#038;embed=true&#038;showtitle=true&#038;context=1&#038;showmedia=false\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups\" style=\"border: none;\" height=\"550\" width=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abArtificial intelligence is the strong thing. I don&#8217;t think Web3 was that big or the metaverse itself revolutionary, but AI \u2014 yes, definitely\u00bb, \u2014 the billionaire replied.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that he spends most of his time on healthcare innovations, agriculture and other initiatives with shorter-term prospects.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2022, while engaging with Reddit users, Gates said he prefers to invest in companies that deliver real value. Cryptocurrencies are not in that category, he explained <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bill-gates-explains-why-there-are-no-cryptocurrencies-in-his-investment-portfolio\">the absence of digital assets in his portfolio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the latest AMA, Gates confirmed that he owns 1\/4000 of the US farmland or about 1000 km<sup>2<\/sup>. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.ru\/newsroom\/milliardery\/418605-bill-geyts-stal-krupneyshim-chastnym-vladelcem-selhozugodiy-v-ssha\">Forbes<\/a>, he is the largest owner of arable land in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Gates saw in Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bill-gates-sees-bitcoin-as-a-problem-for-the-global-climate\">a problem for the global climate<\/a> due to the carbon footprint associated with the operation of the network.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in June 2022 he <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bill-gates-questions-the-value-of-nfts\">criticized NFT<\/a>, calling the assets based on the greater-fool theory a scam.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news in our <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates, during a Reddit AMA, expressed skepticism about the value of Web3 and metaverses. 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