Building public interest AI, as a global movement.
Alongside a trailblazing partnership of governments, philanthropists, industry leaders, and grassroots builders, we’re building AI in service of people not 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.
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.
Latest Updates & Initiatives
Multilingual AI will not scale without a shift in power
Collecting language data is not enough to build multilingual AI that communities can use, shape, and sustain. In a newly published joint brief, Current AI and UNDP examine how governments and funders can support the full development process while communities retain authority over their knowledge and share in the value created.
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Right now the public-interest AI movement has both a problem and an opportunity: we have more talent and institutional goodwill than ever before. And yet, we are generating most of that momentum in silos. This is because two critical ingredients have been missing: a way to bridge our efforts, and an invitation to collaborate on a shared vision for what’s possible.