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Humanity AI Initiative is a grant program from the Humanity AI Coalition — a pooled philanthropic fund — that funds organizations working to ensure artificial intelligence is shaped by and for people rather than driven solely by profit.
Backed by a $500 million five-year commitment, the initiative focuses on three strategic levers: expanding who participates in key AI decisions, strengthening organizations that amplify community voices in AI governance, and supporting the creation of public-interest AI goods.
Eligible applicants include nonprofits and civil society organizations working on AI equity, algorithmic accountability, AI literacy, worker protections, creative rights, and democratic safeguards. The coalition brings together multiple philanthropic foundations to coordinate grantmaking at scale.
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Our future with AI can and will be what we make it. Humanity AI is uniting philanthropy in a broad coalition to build a more human(e) future in which AI is shaped by and for people. AI will be what we collectively make it People build it.
People use it. And people will benefit from its potential or suffer the harms it can cause. The choice in front of all of us is clear: will we allow AI to be designed only for profit, or will we invest in a future where people get to decide how, whether, and to what ends AI is used?
We know that AI is neither a poison nor a panacea. Digital technologies have already changed how we work, connect, and even find love. Now, we are told AI is on a similar but much faster, more pervasive, and inescapable trajectory in terms of the impact it will have on our lives.
But its potential to have deep cultural, social, and economic impact means that people and communities must shape our future with AI. People are demanding a stake in how AI shows up in our future. Humanity AI is answering that call.
By bringing the broadest coalition of philanthropic supporters together, Humanity AI aims to drive three levers to influence the present and future of this technology by: Expanding the group of people who make key decisions about AI design, development, deployment, and governance. Strengthening organizations that are bringing people together to shape AI’s future and ensure their voices are heard.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Organizations working on AI governance, equity, literacy, worker protections, creative rights, democratic safeguards Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Part of a pooled $500 million fund over five years Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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