Google believes that Africa has a massive potential for developing AI. The company\u2019s report on the \u201cDigital Opportunity of Africa\u201d estimated that AI could contribute up to $30 billion to the Sub-saharan economy by 2030. With this in mind, the company is aiming to equip people with the skills and resources they need to build and use AI responsibly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe've seen how AI can help social impact organizations accelerate and scale their work. The funding announced today will help organizations create AI tools that will benefit not only communities across Africa but across the globe.\u201d,<\/em> said Jen Carter Google.org Head of Tech and Volunteering.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"A Look At Google\u2019s $5.8 Million Commitment To AI In Africa","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-look-at-googles-5-8-million-commitment-to-ai-in-africa","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-02 05:34:35","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-01 18:34:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=19327","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_13"};