Google is an AI-first company, we also want to be AI-first philanthropy: Google.org's Annie Lewin
AI for positive and sustainable impact across India, as well as those working to ensure the benefits of India's digital transformation are inclusive, equitable and safe.
Recently, Annie Lewin, senior director, global advocacy and head of Asia Pacific, Google.org, was in New Delhi to announce a $4 million grant to CyberPeace Foundation to help 40 million people combat misinformation across India and $3.3 million to Wadhwani AI to protect India's staple crops with AI-powered pest mitigation technology.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk ManagementVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIn a wide-ranging interview with ET on the sidelines of the Google for India event, Lewin spoke about how AI can help the world meet the Sustainable Development Goals in at least three sectors: education, health and climate change, and the exciting AI-enabled non-profit projects that the company is funding in India. Edited excerpts
What is Google.org's mandate?
Google.org, founded in 2005, is the charitable arm of Google. We bring the best of Google resources to help solve some of humanity's biggest challenges — combining funding, innovation, and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone.
The magic ingredient in these endeavours is Google's employees. For many non-profits, a cash grant is nice, but dipping into Google's expertise is priceless.
We are an AI-first company. And we also want to be an AI-first philanthropy.
What does that mean?
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