Google’s charitable arm, Google.org, has introduced a new initiative to support organisations creating technology that makes use of generative AI.
The tech giant disclosed the development on its official blog post on Thursday.
The programme, named Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI, will initially involve 21 nonprofit organisations and be funded by $20 million in grants.
These organisations include Quill.org, a company that develops AI-powered tools for student writing feedback, and the World Bank, which is developing a generative AI app to increase accessibility to development research.
“Generative AI can help social impact teams be more productive, creative and effective in serving their communities,” Annie Lewin, director of global advocacy at Google.org, said in the blog post.
“Google.org funding recipients report that AI helps them achieve their goals in one-third of the time at nearly half the cost.”
According to nonprofit accelerator, Fast Forward, this year almost one-third of the applications for its most recent class were from AI-related businesses.
Furthermore, according to Crunchbase, hundreds of charitable organisations worldwide, including the conservation advocacy group Earth05, the virtual reading clinic JoyEducation, and the AI ethics lab AlgorithmWatch, are working on ethical approaches to AI.
“Our first cohort includes 21 organizations focused on areas like climate, economic opportunity, health, education and crisis response.
“In addition to technical training, workshops, mentors and pro bono support from a dedicated AI coach, Google.org is providing more than $20 million in funding across the projects,” Google wrote.
News.ng earlier reported that Google released an update that streamlines the process of finding customised shopping results for consumers.
According to the tech giant’s announcement, customers can rate various products to receive style recommendations when purchasing clothing, shoes, and accessories.
