Bill Gates and OpenAI Join Forces to Launch A.I. Health Program in Africa

The Gates Foundation is teaming up with OpenAI on a $50 million initiative to strengthen A.I.-powered health care across Africa. The effort will begin in Rwanda and aims to reach 1,000 primary health clinics over the next two years. Much of the attention around A.I. in health care has focused on drug discovery, Gates noted while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today (Jan. 21). “But I would say it’s even more important that A.I. will be used on the delivery side,” added the Microsoft co-founder...