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Gates Foundation expands AI partnerships across health, education, and development

A photo of a Rwandan doctor examining a child in his mother's arms.
Photo: William Campbell/Corbis via Getty Images

Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are partnering with the Gates Foundation to address health, education, and agricultural issues in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa, but will privacy be a key concern?

The Gates Foundation has announced new partnerships with leading AI companies to deploy tools across global health, education, and development, with a strong focus on low‑ and middle‑income countries (LMICs), especially in sub‑Saharan Africa. Bill Gates said AI could be transformative in places that are facing severe health‑worker shortages and