# Children Are Learning Less in Rich Countries by Bill Gates > “Kids are learning less today in most rich countries including in the United States than they learned 10 years ago, 20 years ago.” > **— Bill Gates**, *The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Published source:** [The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026](https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/08/bill-gates-dangers-ai/688418/) — direct or near-primary publication carrying the attributed statement. - **Article placement:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] quotes this statement in its analysis of AI danger, public competence, strategic acceleration and machine succession. - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete contiguous wording quoted in the article without substantive alteration. - **Context:** Gates situates AI literacy inside a longer decline in measured learning, making the transition problem educational before it is merely technical. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] - [[wiki/Public Epistemic Capacity|Public Epistemic Capacity]] - [[wiki/Citizen AI Literacy|Citizen AI Literacy]] - [[wiki/Learning Analytics|Learning Analytics]] - [[wiki/Technological Illiteracy|Technological Illiteracy]] - [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Kids are learning less today in most rich countries including in the United States than they learned 10 years ago, 20 years ago.” — Bill Gates, The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bill-gates-children-are-learning-less-in-rich-countries ```