AI Equity

Humanity AI is launching a $10 million grant call as part of a broader $500 million effort focused on making artificial intelligence more inclusive. The initiative centers on a basic question: who gets the resources, influence, and opportunity to shape AI systems as they develop? Rather than leaving that work primarily to large technology companies and well-funded research institutions, the program aims to support a wider range of contributors and communities.

The funding push appears designed to address several connected inequalities, including uneven access to advanced AI tools, limited representation in technical and policy debates, and the concentration of decision-making power among a small number of organizations. Grants could help researchers, civic groups, developers, and other public-interest projects build alternatives, study the effects of AI, or ensure that systems better reflect the needs of people who are often overlooked. The announcement places the grant call within a much larger long-term commitment, suggesting that Humanity AI views funding as one part of a sustained effort rather than a one-time campaign. Together, the reports frame the initiative as an attempt to broaden participation in AI’s development and make access to its benefits less dependent on wealth, geography, or institutional power.