Overview

• Presenting in New York, Gates outlined a plan to apply artificial intelligence to speed development of drugs and vaccines and to improve care delivery in low‑resource settings.
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will launch pilot projects in 2025 that integrate AI tools with frontline health services to measure impact where access to clinicians is scarce.
• Gates highlighted practical uses such as allowing a mother to seek health guidance on a cellphone in her local dialect when professional advice is hard to reach.
• He urged stronger political leadership and structured cooperation between governments and major tech firms to align AI with public health goals and improve governance.
• While calling AI the most promising tool for change, he warned it is also dangerous if mishandled and reiterated his philanthropic commitment, including the Giving Pledge and limited inheritance for his children.