The Microsoft founder said he might have gone down a different career path if it weren't for Intel's early breakthroughs.

Co-founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company fundamentally changed how work was done with the invention of Windows. Decades later, the company is back shaking up the world order again amid the AI boom.

Staying on top in the AI chip race won't be easy for market darling Nvidia (NVDA) and its founder Jensen Huang, reminds one fellow tech billionaire. Added Gates, "But so far he has stayed way ahead and Microsoft is an incredible customer and is always wanting to get as many of his chips as they possibly can.