The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a Grand Challenge with up to $3 million in funding. They are requesting proposals from investigators and teams in low- and middle-income countries to support projects that promote innovative and safe approaches to the use of Large Language Models.
According to the Foundation’s newsletter, AI could be transformative for global health and development. But even the best technological breakthrough will not impact people’s lives unless it reaches them and is designed with their needs in mind.