Originally published here.

With a significant proportion of early-stage funding going to AI companies, VCs are betting big on the AI revolution.

We need to bring the lens of impact and responsibility into these investment decisions – to ensure sufficient focus on driving positive outcomes for people and planet and on managing downside risks and long-term adverse impacts associated with these investments. As well as realising better outcomes for society and the environment, we think operating in this way drives long term success for AI companies and their investors. 

These resources unpack the ways AI can help us move the needle on the major social and environmental issues of our time – providing tools and resources that help VCs practically invest behind those themes in a responsible way. 

They have been developed through a series of international gatherings, working group sessions, and interviews, with our global community of VC funds, LPs, network of academic experts, and partners.