Apply Now: $5 Million to Test If AI Chatbots Fail Users in Crisis
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I Gave Frontier AI Models $1 Billion for Digital Health. All 3 Refused.
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Unlimited Home Broadband Is the Real Connectivity Revolution
The ICT4D community obsesses over mobile coverage maps while completely missing what matters for digital inclusion.
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A Tsunami of AI Philanthropy Money Is Coming. Are You Ready?
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Apply Now: £85,000 for African Engineering Innovation
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Apply Now: $100,000 for Feminist Tech Activism in LMICs
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Apply Now: Google Africa Applied AI Lab for Founders
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Timor-Leste Youth Are AI-Fluent and AI-Unready at the Same Time
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Smartphone Distribution Alone Will Never Close the Gender Gap
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