Ayodeji Adegboyega | 16 September 2026
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/bill-gates-commits-dollar1-billion-to-stop-africa-and-other-poorer-regions-falling/p8vetcc
The Gates Foundation will spend at least $1 billion over the next two years to help poorer countries use artificial intelligence in healthcare, education and agriculture, as concerns grow that the technology could widen existing global inequalities.
Bill Gates’s foundation says artificial intelligence must be designed for communities and languages overlooked by current systems.
- The Gates Foundation will spend at least $1 billion over two years on more equitable uses of artificial intelligence.
- The money will support AI applications in health, education and agriculture, alongside local-language tools and better data.
- Africa is expected to benefit, although the foundation has not disclosed a continent-specific allocation.
- The commitment expands existing work with African countries, including a $50 million primary-healthcare programme beginning in Rwanda.