Deadline (Application): The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges RFP: Catalyzing Equitable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Grand Challenges (GC) Partners (including GC South Africa and GC Brazil, with others to be confirmed) have jointly discussed the need for an equitable and responsible approach to the use of AI and specifically Large Language Models (LLMs) in LMICs. This initial call by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation represents an early step towards identifying, nurturing, and catalyzing the creativity, energy, and skills that researchers, implementers, governments, and technical partners have demonstrated in solving specific challenges in their countries and regions through LLMs.
Projects should be three months in duration and address one of the following:
- Demonstrate how the tool can be used to support decision making (in terms of speed, accuracy, inclusivity, quality) in the following domains.
- Achieve a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges related to ChatGPT-4, or other credible sources with equivalent capabilities, use in LMICs and how they can be effectively mitigated.
- Conduct observational research that highlights end-user specific applications of ChatGPT-4, or other credible sources with equivalent capabilities, amongst vulnerable populations in LMICs.
Projects must be led by organizations in low-and-middle-income countries, but can include global partners.
Funding is up to $100,000 USD per project.
Full details of the call are available here.
Internal Deadline: May 29, 2023 at 4:30pm. Contact email is ird@dal.ca. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.
Funder Deadline: June 5, 2023 at 11:30am PDT (3:30pm AST)
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