Gates Foundation Spends Billions to Bring Health Innovations Like AI-Powered Drug Discovery to the World's Poorest
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In 1997, Bill Gates read about children dying from preventable diseases, realizing he wanted to do more beyond Microsoft.
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Gates went on to start the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has spent $53.8 billion since 2000 to help partners make a difference in global health.
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Gates believes if we make smart AI investments now, it can make the world more equitable by reducing the lag time for innovations to reach the poor.
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Gates says AI tools can speed up drug discovery, with companies already working on AI-developed cancer drugs.
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A Gates Foundation priority is ensuring AI also addresses diseases disproportionately affecting the world's poorest like AIDS, TB and malaria.