OpenAI Foundation is urged to fund AI research hubs in the Global South
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-07-29
A reply pushes back on the idea that AI philanthropy should mirror internet-access expansion, arguing instead that AI giving should focus on where it can do the most good.
The quoted thread says the OpenAI Foundation will soon have substantial resources and should use them to build AI research hubs, especially at top universities in the Global South, drawing a parallel to Carnegie’s library-building legacy and research-university spillovers.
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