Horizon 1000: Advancing AI for primary healthcare
编者按：代表 Gates Foundation ， Bill Gates 也在 Gates Notes 上转发了这则消息。
AI 能力的发展速度远超过其在现实世界中的广泛应用，导致“技术能做什么”和“人们实际感受”之间出现越来越大的落差。这些系统已经强大到能催生新的可能性——有些是前不久还难以想象的，有些仍在不断被发现。在医疗领域这种差距尤为明显，当前的挑战是将强大的模型转化为可在日常护理中使用的工具。
今天，我们宣布与 Gates Foundation 合作启动名为 Horizon 1000 的试点计划，首站从 Rwanda 开始，支持非洲各国的领导者将这些 AI 能力应用于卫生领域。 OpenAI 与 Gates Foundation 将共同投入 5,000 万美元的资金、技术和技术支持，目标是在 2028 年前覆盖 1,000 家基层医疗诊所及其周边社区。
“AI 无疑会成为科学上的奇迹，但要成为社会层面的奇迹，我们必须找到方法，用这项了不起的技术切实改善人们的生活。”—— Sam Altman ， OpenAI 首席执行官
基层医疗是健全且有韧性卫生体系的基石，但全球有一半人口仍无法获得基层服务。仅撒哈拉以南非洲就缺约 560 万名卫生工作者——这给现有医务人员带来巨大压力，也凸显了未被满足的医疗需求规模。护理质量差异显著，也是导致可预防死亡的重要因素之一。
与此同时，撒哈拉以南非洲的许多国家在重新构想大规模提供医疗服务方面处于前沿。该地区的政府和卫生领导人正积极探索数字工具与 AI 如何帮助扩大现有卫生人力的覆盖面、提升质量，并为社区带来更为一致的护理。
Horizon 1000 旨在通过提供资源与技术专长支持非洲的决策者与医学专家，推动从创新走向部署。实际上， AI 工具可以帮助一线医护人员应对复杂指南、减轻行政负担，使临床人员能把更多时间用于直接护理。我们也看到，人们希望对自身健康拥有更多主动权，许多人已经开始借助 AI 来管理自己的健康。
我们期待在这一进程中开展开放性的学习，并以对患者及为其服务的卫生人力产生实质性改善作为衡量成功的标准。
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Editor’s Note: On behalf of The Gates Foundation, Bill Gates also shared this news on Gates Notes.
AI capabilities have advanced much faster than their broad, real-world deployment, leaving a growing gap between what’s possible and what people experience. These systems have become so capable that they’ve made new kinds of things possible—some we couldn’t have imagined not long ago, and some we’re still discovering. This is especially clear in healthcare, where the challenge is now turning powerful models into tools that work in everyday care.
Today, we’re announcing Horizon 1000, a pilot initiative with the Gates Foundation to support leaders in African countries, beginning in Rwanda, as they advance these AI capabilities for health. Together, the Gates Foundation and OpenAI are committing $50 million in funding, technology, and technical support to support their work, with the ambitious goal of reaching 1,000 primary healthcare clinics and their surrounding communities by 2028.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
Primary health care is the foundation of strong, resilient health systems, yet remains inaccessible for half the world’s population. Sub-Saharan Africa alone faces a health workforce shortfall of approximately 5.6 million workers—placing extraordinary strain on existing clinicians and underscoring the scale of unmet demand for care. Quality of care is also highly variable, and is a major driver of preventable deaths.
At the same time, many countries across Sub-Saharan Africa have been at the forefront of re-imagining how care can be delivered at scale. Governments and health leaders across the region are actively exploring how digital tools and AI can help extend the reach of their existing health workforce, improve quality, and bring more consistent care to communities.
Horizon 1000 aims to meet this moment by supporting African leadership and medical experts with resources and technical expertise so they can move from innovation to deployment. In practice, AI tools can help frontline health workers navigate complex guidelines and reduce administrative burden, so clinicians can spend more time on care. We also know people want more agency over their health, and many are already turning to AI to help navigate their own care.
We look forward to learning openly along the way and measuring success by what meaningfully improves care for patients and the health workforce who serve them.
via OpenAI News
编者按：代表 Gates Foundation ， Bill Gates 也在 Gates Notes 上转发了这则消息。
AI 能力的发展速度远超过其在现实世界中的广泛应用，导致“技术能做什么”和“人们实际感受”之间出现越来越大的落差。这些系统已经强大到能催生新的可能性——有些是前不久还难以想象的，有些仍在不断被发现。在医疗领域这种差距尤为明显，当前的挑战是将强大的模型转化为可在日常护理中使用的工具。
今天，我们宣布与 Gates Foundation 合作启动名为 Horizon 1000 的试点计划，首站从 Rwanda 开始，支持非洲各国的领导者将这些 AI 能力应用于卫生领域。 OpenAI 与 Gates Foundation 将共同投入 5,000 万美元的资金、技术和技术支持，目标是在 2028 年前覆盖 1,000 家基层医疗诊所及其周边社区。
“AI 无疑会成为科学上的奇迹，但要成为社会层面的奇迹，我们必须找到方法，用这项了不起的技术切实改善人们的生活。”—— Sam Altman ， OpenAI 首席执行官
基层医疗是健全且有韧性卫生体系的基石，但全球有一半人口仍无法获得基层服务。仅撒哈拉以南非洲就缺约 560 万名卫生工作者——这给现有医务人员带来巨大压力，也凸显了未被满足的医疗需求规模。护理质量差异显著，也是导致可预防死亡的重要因素之一。
与此同时，撒哈拉以南非洲的许多国家在重新构想大规模提供医疗服务方面处于前沿。该地区的政府和卫生领导人正积极探索数字工具与 AI 如何帮助扩大现有卫生人力的覆盖面、提升质量，并为社区带来更为一致的护理。
Horizon 1000 旨在通过提供资源与技术专长支持非洲的决策者与医学专家，推动从创新走向部署。实际上， AI 工具可以帮助一线医护人员应对复杂指南、减轻行政负担，使临床人员能把更多时间用于直接护理。我们也看到，人们希望对自身健康拥有更多主动权，许多人已经开始借助 AI 来管理自己的健康。
我们期待在这一进程中开展开放性的学习，并以对患者及为其服务的卫生人力产生实质性改善作为衡量成功的标准。
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Editor’s Note: On behalf of The Gates Foundation, Bill Gates also shared this news on Gates Notes.
AI capabilities have advanced much faster than their broad, real-world deployment, leaving a growing gap between what’s possible and what people experience. These systems have become so capable that they’ve made new kinds of things possible—some we couldn’t have imagined not long ago, and some we’re still discovering. This is especially clear in healthcare, where the challenge is now turning powerful models into tools that work in everyday care.
Today, we’re announcing Horizon 1000, a pilot initiative with the Gates Foundation to support leaders in African countries, beginning in Rwanda, as they advance these AI capabilities for health. Together, the Gates Foundation and OpenAI are committing $50 million in funding, technology, and technical support to support their work, with the ambitious goal of reaching 1,000 primary healthcare clinics and their surrounding communities by 2028.
“AI is going to be a scientific marvel no matter what, but for it to be a societal marvel, we’ve got to figure out ways that we use this incredible technology to improve people’s lives.”
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
Primary health care is the foundation of strong, resilient health systems, yet remains inaccessible for half the world’s population. Sub-Saharan Africa alone faces a health workforce shortfall of approximately 5.6 million workers—placing extraordinary strain on existing clinicians and underscoring the scale of unmet demand for care. Quality of care is also highly variable, and is a major driver of preventable deaths.
At the same time, many countries across Sub-Saharan Africa have been at the forefront of re-imagining how care can be delivered at scale. Governments and health leaders across the region are actively exploring how digital tools and AI can help extend the reach of their existing health workforce, improve quality, and bring more consistent care to communities.
Horizon 1000 aims to meet this moment by supporting African leadership and medical experts with resources and technical expertise so they can move from innovation to deployment. In practice, AI tools can help frontline health workers navigate complex guidelines and reduce administrative burden, so clinicians can spend more time on care. We also know people want more agency over their health, and many are already turning to AI to help navigate their own care.
We look forward to learning openly along the way and measuring success by what meaningfully improves care for patients and the health workforce who serve them.
via OpenAI News
