Founder and Executive Director Ingrid Hansen shares the first principles that guide how the Ingrid Hope Foundation uses artificial intelligence.
AI can accelerate progress toward a world where everyone has the chance to live a healthy, productive life. It can also widen gaps if it is built only for people who already have power, data, and connectivity.
Equity is the starting point
We will prioritize tools designed with and for people too often left behind — health workers, teachers, policymakers, and farmers in low- and middle-income countries, and underserved communities in the United States.
Partner with the public sector
Lasting impact depends on governments and the institutions that serve people every day. We work alongside those partners so tools fit real systems, not just demonstration projects.
Measure what matters
We invest in research and evaluation to understand where AI actually improves outcomes, where it does not, and how to scale what works. Potential is not the same as impact.
These principles are how we intend to keep AI work aligned with the foundation’s mission: every life has equal value.