# Bill Gates

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Updated: 2026-09-20

Microsoft cofounder and early writer on agents as the next software platform.

Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft and has written repeatedly about software agents. His 2023 memo is a clear product thesis for why assistants could replace application-by-application interaction.

Source: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Bio

Biography comes from Gates Notes; portrait resolves from his public X profile via Unavatar. Checked September 19, 2026.

## Referenced in 101

- [AI agents will change how we use computers](https://www.gatesnotes.com/AI-agents) ([Agent-led growth 101](https://www.lazyweb.com/101/agent-led-growth)) — Personal agents could replace application-by-application navigation by learning preferences, coordinating services and acting across software on a person's behalf.
- [AI agents will change how we use computers](https://www.gatesnotes.com/AI-agents) ([Personal assistants 101](https://www.lazyweb.com/101/personal-assistants)) — Agents could learn a person's preferences and coordinate services across applications, shifting software from menus and apps to delegated intent.

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