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

The Gates Foundation has committed $1 billion to develop and deliver equitable AI tools, with $400 million specifically allocated to education. This investment aims to individualize learning in schools both in the U.S. and internationally, as part of a broader strategy to help 10 million more Americans earn "credentials of value" by 2045. However, teachers are concerned that this significant AI push could inadvertently widen the very educational divides it intends to close.