Gates Foundation Warns AI Could Widen Inequality as Foundation Pledges $1B to Expand Access
- On Tuesday, the Gates Foundation pledged $1 billion over two years to improve global access to artificial intelligence. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that technology must combat social inequities rather than deepen existing disparities.
- In the annual Goalkeepers report, Gates argued that AI risks becoming the "worst source of injustice" if left to market forces alone. He urged leaders to measure success by the technology's benefits to those with the greatest needs.
- The $1 billion funding targets key sectors: 40 per cent for education, 40 per cent for healthcare, and 10 per cent each for agriculture and digital infrastructure. These AI-focused initiatives aim to provide localized tools for underserved communities worldwide.
- Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman confirmed partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.org to develop AI tools. Collaborative projects include training health workers in Rwanda and building datasets for underrepresented languages like Chichewa.
- Ahead of next week's United Nations General Assembly in New York, experts caution that international processes move slower than AI development. Secretary-General Antόnio Guterres emphasized that AI governance cannot be controlled by only a few nations.
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Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his foundation is pledging $1 billion to improve access. The Microsoft co-founder made the appeal in the Gates Foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report, which tracks...
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Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his foundation is pledging $1 billion to improve access.
Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his foundation is pledging $1 billion
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