Bill Gates-Backed Initiative Unveils $1M AI Challenge to Accelerate Dementia Research
The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative, backed by Bill Gates, is launching a $1 million AI competition to fast-track dementia research. The contest seeks agentic AI systems to analyze data, boost the efficiency of Alzheimer’s and related dementia studies, and offers a freely accessible winning solution. Applicants (due by September 12, 2025) will pitch prototypes at CTAD in San Diego (December 2025) and finalists at AD/PD in Copenhagen (March 2026).