Kalil’s Corner: The Role of Philanthropy in Identifying and Pursuing AI Moonshots
AI could unlock cancer cures, climate breakthroughs, and vaccines the market won't fund on its own. What would it take for philanthropy to help make that happen?
Welcome to Kalil’s Corner, a new SCI PHI newsletter we’re launching to bring you reflections, ideas, musings, and proposals from Tom Kalil. Tom has a higher-than-average ability to get excited about other people’s ideas. From the White House to working with Eric Schmidt, and now CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy, Tom has worked with scientists and innovators to design and launch dozens of initiatives such as the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the BRAIN Initiative, federal use of incentive prizes, and philanthropic support for Focused Research Organizations. In this first issue, Tom…
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