Zuckerberg, Chan’s AI and Biology Philanthropy: Tax Avoidance or Immortality Quest?
AP News reports that Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan are shifting their philanthropic focus towards Biohub, their science organization, with a major emphasis on utilizing artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. This shift involves developing AI-based virtual cell models to understand human biology, study inflammation, and harness the immune system for disease detection and treatment. The couple, who have pledged a significant portion of their wealth to these endeavors, are directing resources towards Biohub, aiming to double their investment over the next decade. Biohub will now serve as their primary philanthropic focus, with a goal of creating open-source virtual cell systems to accelerate scientific advancements.
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