Is AI really our destiny—or is it still up for design?
In this Deep Dive, we explore Humanity AI, a new $500 million initiative launched by a powerful coalition of philanthropic giants—including the Omidyar Network and MacArthur Foundation—to challenge Big Tech’s monopoly on shaping AI’s future.
This isn’t about building a rival chatbot. It’s about funding policy, ethics, advocacy, and accountability—the overlooked but critical arenas where long-term AI impacts will be decided.
We unpack:
- Why the phrase “AI is not destiny—it is design” is reshaping how policymakers, educators, and artists think about the future
- What Humanity AI’s five priority targets are: workers, artists, democracy, education, and security
- How these grants aim to protect creators from AI-generated theft and counter political deepfakes
- The strategic power behind funding legal frameworks, transparency standards, and public interest tech
- Who’s involved: 10 major foundations including Ford, Mellon, Packard, and Lumina
- The difference between Humanity AI and Next Ventures (another $1B AI fund)
- Why the fight for AI’s values is happening outside Silicon Valley boardrooms
Plus: A look at what’s coming next, where philanthropic capital could shift, and what human values still need protection as AI expands.
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