Gates Foundation Pledges at Least US$1 Billion for Equitable AI Access

The Gates Foundation announced a plan to spend at least US$1 billion over the next two years to expand equitable access to AI, framing the technology as a force that could either narrow global opportunity gaps or make them worse. The money will support AI work in education, health care, agriculture and the digital infrastructure needed for tools that serve low-income and underserved communities.