Gates, Anthropic and public-service AI

Gates Foundation → Joint programme partner → Gates–Anthropic public-benefit AI partnership

Event or period: 2026-05-14; checked 14 September 2026

Combined $200m package over four years. Programme total, not a Gates-to-Anthropic transfer.

Anthropic → Joint programme partner → Gates–Anthropic public-benefit AI partnership

Event or period: 2026-05-14; checked 14 September 2026

Credits and technical support within the same package.

Gates Foundation → Includes research group → Institute for Disease Modeling

Checked 14 September 2026; event date unresolved

IDM identified as part of Gates Foundation.

Gates–Anthropic public-benefit AI partnership → Plans forecasting integration → Institute for Disease Modeling

Event or period: 2026-05-14; checked 14 September 2026

Claude integration for accessible disease forecasts.

Gates–Anthropic public-benefit AI partnership → Names health-data collaboration → Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Event or period: 2026-05-14; checked 14 September 2026

Work involving Global Burden of Disease study.

Gates Foundation → Named funding-collective participant → The Audacious Project

Checked 14 September 2026; event date unresolved

Named in METR’s 2024 account of the wider collective. Gates-specific Canary contribution not identified.

The Audacious Project → Catalyzed approximately $38m → Canary — RAND–METR collaboration

Event or period: 2024-10-09; checked 14 September 2026

Overall project funding announced in 2024.

Canary — RAND–METR collaboration → Approximately $17m for METR → METR

Event or period: 2024-10-09; checked 14 September 2026

Part of the $38m package, not additional funding.

Anthropic → Provides access and tokens → METR

Checked 14 September 2026; event date unresolved

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