Watch Trailer for Bill Gates New Netflix Docuseries (Exclusive) [Video]

Amid the major challenges and changes that society faces today, from artificial intelligence to climate change to economic inequality, Bill Gates says he is optimistic that solutions can be found to improve the world. 

The 68-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist addresses those issues and more in his new five-part series, What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates, premiering Sept. 18 on Netflix.

PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the trailer that shows Gates chatting with notable experts and personalities such as Bono, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Dr. Anthony Fauci, filmmaker James Cameron — and Lady Gaga.

In one scene about AI, Gates is seen using ChatGPT to write a message to his son, Rory, in Gen Z slang. “Yo fam looks good,” he reads from his computer screen. “How you vibin’?” 

The trailer also references disinformation in the age of social media as Gates reads a conspiracy-laced comment: “Bill Gates is part of a reptilian race that includes Tom …