Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are shifting their philanthropy's focus to science and AI

"On the same day, Biohub said it wouldpartner with EvolutionaryScaleto leverage AI to "dramatically accelerate scientific progress toward understanding and addressing human disease." "When we started, our goal was to help scientists cure or prevent all diseases this century," Zuckerberg said in a press release. "With advances in AI, we now believe this may be possible much sooner. Accelerating science is the most positive impact we think we can make. So we're going all in on AI-powered biology for our next chapter.""

"Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's charity has launched an initiative combining AI and biology. Biohub announced the initiative on Thursday, saying it will use AI to advance scientific research. It's the latest pivot for the charity, which originally launched to fix education and cure disease. The philanthropythat Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician, cofounded is shifting its focus. That's good news for some, not such good news for others."

"Zuckerberg and Chan have pledged to give away half their wealth, which could amount to well over $200 billion. When the couple first launched their foundation in 2015, theysaid it would focus on fixing education, public policy, as well as curing disease. These days, like Meta itself, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has pivoted from those earlier goals to focus on AI."

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will prioritize Biohub, focusing philanthropic resources on AI-powered biology to accelerate disease research. Biohub will partner with EvolutionaryScale to leverage AI to dramatically accelerate scientific progress toward understanding and addressing human disease. The founders pledged to give away half their wealth and earlier goals included education and public policy, but priorities have shifted toward science and AI. In 2023, education staff and grants were cut and an education tool was deprioritized. The new strategy centers on accelerating scientific discovery through AI-driven biology and concentrating investment and grants on laboratory-based research at Biohub.

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