Gates Foundation Teams Up with OpenAI, Anthropic and Tech Giants to Apply AI to Global Development

Bill Gates revealed in an interview with 21st Century Business Herald on September 15 that the Gates Foundation has established partnerships with four leading AI companies — Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and Anthropic — to jointly promote the application of artificial intelligence in health, education and agriculture, aiming to address global development challenges such as child mortality, malnutrition and maternal deaths.

According to the Gates Foundation, it reached a $200 million collaboration with Anthropic this year. The foundation has long focused on global health and development issues. Microsoft and Google are world-leading technology companies, while OpenAI and Anthropic specialize in AI model development.