The Gates Foundation is spending $400 million on AI in schools. Teachers warn it could 'end up widening' the divide it's meant to close

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The Gates Foundation announced a $1 billion commitment to deploy AI tools in schools, with $400 million earmarked for education including AI tutoring in classrooms in the U.S. and abroad. The plan allocates 40% of the total commitment to education. Teachers and other educators warn the rollout could widen existing gaps unless training and evaluation address school capacity and whether learning gains are genuine, even as the foundation says pilots will be tested by independent researchers before scaling.