UN General Assembly
2025

This is why we invest so heavily in the AI Security Institute with more dedicated researchers than anywhere else in the world and this is why we launched OpenBind and its gigantic data set and this is why we champion AI for development, working with 10 African partners, creating AI ecosystems that empower thousands of communities to meet the sustainable development goals. This drives our digital access programs which seek to narrow the technological divide for millions. I have seen this happening with my own eyes. I've been so moved to see in Africa, the continent of my ancestors, the young entrepreneurs using artificial intelligence to launch and scale so many businesses that I know will astonish the world like the UK-funded startup Vinsight, supported by our assistive technologies program which is using its AI-powered app to help thousands of blind Nigerian students read, learn and live more independently. This is the promise of tech, the promise of growth, the promise of a better world. A better tomorrow turns on one pivotal question.