Apr 18, 10:02 AM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund Launches $100M AI Climate Challenge

The Bezos Earth Fund, initiated by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has launched a $100 million 'AI for Climate + Nature Grand Challenge' to fund projects that use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. This initiative seeks to investigate how modern AI can mitigate environmental problems, with alternative proteins as one of the primary areas of focus. The challenge underscores a growing interest in AI applications, highlighted by Microsoft's $1.5 billion investment in a UAE AI firm and Google's AI collaboration with the National Guard to improve disaster response.