Catalyzing the global movement for public-interest AI.
Alongside a trailblazing partnership of governments, philanthropists, industry leaders, and grassroots builders, we’re reorienting AI in service of people over profit.
AI is increasingly a profiteering and threatening force, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Around the world builders are harnessing AI’s potential to make a real impact in their local communities. But the organizations and governments behind these efforts often operate in isolation, leaving momentum on the table. AI sovereignty doesn’t mean owning AI alone: that isn't feasible, or necessary.
When aligned builders join up, we can create a collective vision for AI that is not governed by any one company or country. A vision that puts people first, without compromise.
Current AI is a global partnership building a public option for AI
A non-profit bridging government, philanthropy and tech, we have over $400 million committed, and we’re mobilizing $2.5 billion over five years.
We are rewiring the public-interest AI space to push all of our work forward.
We fund what the market won’t.
Our grantees are changemakers building tools for and with local communities. Our funding centers transparency, cross-pollination, and community ownership.
We build the viable alternative.
Through a coordinated global effort, we will build the full stack of public Interest AI, from hardware to applications. Everything we build is open, accessible, and auditable.
We bridge the global movement.
We nurture the movement by investing in collaboration infrastructure and shared resources. Our goal is ambitious, but it is within reach if we work together as a community.
Latest Updates & Initiatives
Our pilot grant cohort: Cultural Preservation
We're delighted to announce our pilot grant cohort, where we are supporting four organisations in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arab region, and the Brazilian Amazon with $3.2M in funding.
Building AI for a Billion – Introducing the VYOMA Innovation Challenge
Today, we unveil the VYOMA Innovation Challenge: An Open-Source Multilingual Handheld AI Innovation Challenge, which invites hardware and software hackers, inventors, linguists, and researchers in India to extend, modify, and reimagine what this device could be.
Current AI's global political momentum is building.
We must ensure that artificial intelligence bridges the gap between developed and developing countries and not widen it. Today's launch of Current AI, a public interest partnership, is an important contribution.
The time has come for us to formulate a vision of where we want AI to take us as a society. […] and in this spirit, we fully support the AI foundation that is being launched today.
I want to invite everyone to join [this] public-private partnership, France will contribute 100 million euros.
The AI we shape today will shape us tomorrow.
