โก Google-Backed AI Partnership Launches with $400M for Public Interest AI! ๐ค๐ฐ
โก Google-Backed AI Partnership Launches with $400M for Public Interest AI! ๐ค๐ฐ
AI for the People, Not Just the Profits! ๐
A new public interest AI initiative called Current AI just launched at the AI Action Summit in Paris, aiming to steer AI toward societal good rather than just corporate gains. ๐ก๐
With $400M already secured and plans to raise $2.5B more, this initiative is not about building Skynet but using AI for healthcare, climate action, and transparency. ๐ฟ๐ฅ
๐ถ Whoโs Backing This AI Revolution?
๐ Governments from:
๐ซ๐ท France | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | ๐จ๐ฑ Chile | ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya | ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia | ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
๐ค Tech & Philanthropy:
- Google & Salesforce (Big Techโs good side? ๐)
- Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Group ๐ฐ
- AI Champions: Mistral AI, Hugging Face, & Reid Hoffman
๐ฅ Surprise Absence?
๐ซ No U.S. or Asian governments. This is a Europe + Global South initiative! ๐
๐ Whatโs the Mission?
๐พ Fixing AIโs Data Problem ๐ ๏ธ
- AI is running out of quality training dataโwe need new ways to share and standardize datasets ๐
- Example: The Michael J. Fox Foundationโs Parkinsonโs dataset is already helping medical research! ๐ง ๐ฅ
๐ Pushing Open-Source AI ๐ก
- Making open-source tools as easy to use as corporate AI ๐ค
- Funding smaller, more transparent AI models (not just big, power-hungry LLMs ๐ฑ)
๐ก๏ธ Ensuring AI Accountability
- Creating real AI auditing standards so we donโt end up with biased or broken AI ๐คโ
- Involving actual people & communities in AI decision-making! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
๐ง Why Does This Matter?
๐ฌ Public interest AI could solve real problems:
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Healthcare: AI models finding new treatments & diagnostics ๐ฅ
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Climate action: Smarter energy grids, better forecasting ๐
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Transparency: AI that explains itself instead of making sketchy decisions ๐ค๐ญ
๐จ Current AI vs. Big Tech AI
Big Tech is spending billions per quarter on AI for ads & automation, while Current AI is funding research that actually helps people. ๐ข
๐ก TL;DR โ AI for the Many, Not Just the Billionaires!
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$400M+ for open-source & ethical AI
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Backed by Europe & Global South ๐
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Google & Salesforce onboard, but no U.S. government support
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Focusing on real-world AI impactโnot just theoretical AGI
โThe future of AI should belong to all of us.โ โ Current AIโs supporters ๐