WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.709 --> 00:00:04.254 The world's most pressing challenges in health, education, 2 00:00:04.254 --> 00:00:06.756 climate, and economic opportunity 3 00:00:06.756 --> 00:00:09.426 have never been more complex. 4 00:00:09.426 --> 00:00:11.761 And the tools we have to solve them 5 00:00:11.761 --> 00:00:14.097 have never been more powerful. 6 00:00:14.097 --> 00:00:17.017 Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, 7 00:00:17.017 --> 00:00:19.519 how we learn, how we grow. 8 00:00:19.519 --> 00:00:22.188 But the organizations doing the most vital work 9 00:00:22.188 --> 00:00:25.775 on the planet are not yet capturing the full value 10 00:00:25.775 --> 00:00:27.360 AI can unlock. 11 00:00:27.360 --> 00:00:29.946 That changes now. 12 00:00:30.238 --> 00:00:34.367 I'm excited to announce that BCG is committing half a billion dollars 13 00:00:34.367 --> 00:00:38.455 to advance AI for social impact by 2030. 14 00:00:38.455 --> 00:00:42.709 Because the gap between what the social impact sector needs 15 00:00:42.709 --> 00:00:46.588 and what it is currently using, is too great to ignore. 16 00:00:46.588 --> 00:00:49.924 Beginning this year, leading global impact organizations, 17 00:00:49.924 --> 00:00:53.595 including NGOs, development finance institutions, 18 00:00:53.595 --> 00:00:57.599 multilateral agencies, governments and philanthropies 19 00:00:57.599 --> 00:01:00.602 will receive dedicated AI transformations 20 00:01:00.602 --> 00:01:03.938 built for their missions, at their scale. 21 00:01:03.938 --> 00:01:05.940 We've already seen what this looks like. 22 00:01:05.940 --> 00:01:07.650 For example, in India, 23 00:01:07.650 --> 00:01:09.986 BCG partnered with the government of Rajasthan, 24 00:01:09.986 --> 00:01:12.238 and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation 25 00:01:12.238 --> 00:01:14.991 to apply AI in public education 26 00:01:14.991 --> 00:01:19.788 and improve learning outcomes for over 400,000 students. 27 00:01:20.413 --> 00:01:22.457 I'm also thrilled to share 28 00:01:22.457 --> 00:01:24.375 that we have agreed to a new partnership 29 00:01:24.375 --> 00:01:27.087 with Anthropic's Beneficial Deployments team. 30 00:01:27.087 --> 00:01:30.423 This partnership will combine Anthropic's frontier model 31 00:01:30.423 --> 00:01:33.384 with BCG's organizational change capabilities 32 00:01:33.384 --> 00:01:35.470 to deliver breakthrough impact 33 00:01:35.470 --> 00:01:39.641 for up to 20 leading social impact organizations this year 34 00:01:39.641 --> 00:01:41.351 at a fraction of the cost. 35 00:01:42.268 --> 00:01:44.646 This commitment and the partnership 36 00:01:44.646 --> 00:01:48.149 is designed to catalyze AI-powered impact globally. 37 00:01:48.149 --> 00:01:51.945 Because inclusive technology is a foundational element 38 00:01:51.945 --> 00:01:55.073 of the future we all need to build together. 39 00:01:55.073 --> 00:01:57.575 (bright music)