BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

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• Gates Foundation commits $1B to close global AI inequality gap

  On September 15, 2026, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $1 billion, two-year commitment to expand access to AI for low‑income countries. The funds will support local-language models, AI-enabled health and education tools, and decision-support systems for small farmers, as detailed in its latest Goalkeepers report.

  Source: AP News2026-09-15T04:01:17.000Z

• Bill Gates pushes human reserved jobs and robot tax for AI era

  On August 26 2026, Bill Gates published a 6,000 word essay warning that AI could cause net harm without major new institutions and policies. In interviews and coverage the Microsoft cofounder called for reserving some jobs for humans and taxing AI systems and robots to fund safety nets and retraining.

  Source: TechCrunch2026-08-26T14:37:00.000Z

• Ethiopian AI Institute and Gates Foundation explore AI-for-development partnership

  On June 12, 2026, Addis Media Network reported that the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute hosted a delegation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to discuss long‑term cooperation. The talks focused on AI applications in agriculture, health, finance and education, along with cloud infrastructure and human‑capital development to support Ethiopia’s digital transformation.

  Source: Addis Media Network2026-06-12T13:09:57.229Z