Microsoft has launched the AI for Humanitarian Action initiative, a $40m, five-year scheme offering support to developers creating products and tools which help humanity. The project has four areas of focus: human rights, the needs of children, refugees and displaced people and disaster response. In an interview with TechCrunch, Microsoft’s head of global policy and government affairs, Brad Smith, said that the initiative is part of its broader efforts in humanitarian aid around the world.
Microsoft has launched the AI for Humanitarian Action initiative, a $40m, five-year scheme offering support to developers creating products and tools which help humanity. The project has four areas of focus: human rights, the needs of children, refugees and displaced people and disaster response. It is Microsoft's third such initiative, following the $50m AI for Earth, launched in 2017, and the AI for accessibility programme, announced in May this year.