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MacArthur Foundation AI Opportunity Big Bet Program is sponsored by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
The MacArthur Foundation has launched AI Opportunity as a new Big Bet Program focused on expanding who creates, uses, and benefits from artificial intelligence, with emphasis on the intersection of AI, the economy, and the workforce.
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AI Opportunity - MacArthur Foundation Login into your grantee account, reset your password, or submit an idea to the MacArthur Foundation. Expanding who creates, uses, and benefits from artificial intelligence. The technologies collectively known as artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to transform many aspects of social, cultural, and economic life, from the classroom to the arts to the workplace.
AI tools are being integrated across society but often in ways that are not community-centered. Future generations must be able to see themselves in a world shaped by AI and have pathways to engage productively and equitably. AI Opportunity seeks to answer this call.
AI Opportunity will focus on the intersection of AI, the economy, and the workforce—with a focus on young people in Chicago; community-centered AI development and use; and nonprofit AI applications. It will also contribute to Humanity AI, a broad philanthropic coalition committed to shaping a more human(e) future with AI.
We are in the early stages of developing a grantmaking strategy and are not accepting unsolicited proposals at this time. However, we welcome the chance to learn about new ideas and perspectives related to this work. We are in an active search for an AI Opportunity Director .
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Universities, research institutions, think tanks, civil society organizations, and nonprofits focused on AI governance, workforce impact, and public interest AI. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Indigenous Autonomy Impact Investments is an impact investing program from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that deploys catalytic capital to financial intermediaries building the economic power and cultural independence of Indigenous people. MacArthur uses loans, equity, guarantees, and other financial instruments to fill gaps where conventional investors will not participate, targeting enterprises and funds that pioneer new products, build market infrastructure, and serve overlooked communities. The Foundation manages $500 million in active impact investments and makes approximately $5 million annually in related grants. Eligible applicants are financial intermediaries advancing Indigenous economic sovereignty.
The MacArthur Foundation has launched AI Opportunity as a new Big Bet Program focused on expanding who creates, uses, and benefits from artificial intelligence, with emphasis on the intersection of AI, the economy, and the workforce. The program centers on young people in Chicago, community-centered AI development, and nonprofit applications of AI. MacArthur has already awarded $10 million in initial aligned grantmaking to organizations including the AI Now Institute ($2M), Brookings Institution ($2M), London School of Economics ($2M), New America ($1M), Pulitzer Center ($1M), Washington Center for Equitable Growth ($1M), Data and Society ($500K), and Human Rights Data Analysis Group ($500K). The foundation is actively hiring an AI Opportunity Director and building program staff. While not currently accepting unsolicited proposals, interested organizations can submit ideas through a web form on the MacArthur website.