Google, Idris Elba Back $1M AI Initiative for African Creators

Google has partnered with British-Sierra Leonean actor Idris Elba to launch a $1 million initiative that will provide 100,000 African content creators with free access to artificial intelligence tools, helping them create higher-quality content and compete in the global digital economy. The programme, funded jointly by Google and the Elba Hope Foundation, will provide creators in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, and Sierra Leone with access to Google’s Gemini AI assistant and other digital p