“Coefficient Giving RFP: Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI” by Coefficient Giving, Deena Mousa

By Deena Mousa, Program Officer, Global Health & Wellbeing Cause Prioritization AI is progressing rapidly and could have profound implications for the health and wellbeing of people around the world. While global health philanthropy has historically assumed relative continuity with the past, we would like to engage seriously with the potential implications of transformative AI. This RFP supports rigorous and cost-effective research, policy development, field-building, and implementation focused on improving health and economic outcomes for individuals in measurable ways that are responsive to both the challenges and opportunities that a world transformed by AI might bring. Please see the example projects below. This RFP is responsive to the possibility that AI reshapes which global health problems are tractable and where the highest-impact opportunities lie. That said, we think the questions core to global health work remain the same: who is helped, by how much, at what cost, and compared to what alternative? A few examples of what a transformative AI future might look like in terms of R&D and health: A "compressed 21st century" in biomedicine. AI could compress many decades of biological progress into a few years, delivering cures or effective treatments for a wide range [...] --- Outline: (01:15) A few examples of what a transformative AI future might look like in terms of R&D and health: (02:20) Economic examples: (03:40) What we're funding (05:26) How we assess grants (06:12) How to apply --- First published: June 19th, 2026 Source: --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO .