Bill Gates calls for promoting AI equity; Gates Foundation pledges $1 billion

The Gates Foundation plans to invest at least $1 billion over the next two years to improve access to artificial intelligence. Foundation co-founder Bill Gates warned that the way AI becomes widespread could further widen the global wealth gap. Gates said the funds will be used to develop tools for workers in education, healthcare, and agriculture, while also supporting the inclusion of non-English language materials in large datasets to meet the needs of developers using other languages.