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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Tuesday announced a major initiative to invest $50 billion by 2030 to accelerate the adoption and accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI) across the Global South.
The tech giant shared this vision at the India AI Impact Summit on Tuesday, emphasizing the growing gap in AI adoption between wealthier regions and developing markets.
Microsoft's $50 Billion AI Commitment
Microsoft said its plan is organized around five workstreams: expanding AI-ready infrastructure, providing technology and skills support for schools and nonprofits, improving performance across languages and cultures, backing locally designed AI projects, and building measurement tools to track adoption.
On infrastructure, Microsoft said it spent more than ...
