Bill Gates宣布盖茨基金会2026年底前在韩国开设首个办公室：10月21日向首尔世界生物峰会发视频致辞
盖茨基金会联合创始人 Bill Gates 10月21日在韩国 Seoul 举行的世界生物峰会（World Bio Summit 2026）开幕式上通过视频致辞宣布，盖茨基金会将于2026年底前在韩国开设其首个办公室，以支持韩国的生物技术、制药与人工智能计划，并加强全球卫生合作。据 Korea JoongAng Daily 10月21日报道，Gates 在视频中说，盖茨基金会将开设我们在韩国的第一个办公室；他称赞韩国拥有世界级的生物技术与研发能力，希望韩国把其专长分享给低收入国家、为全球卫生网络作贡献。
Gates 在致辞中还谈到人工智能缩小全球卫生差距的潜力，同时警告该技术同样可能加深差距；他举例提到流行病防范创新联盟（CEPI）开发的一个人工智能平台，可分析基因数据、预测突变，并把疫苗设计所需时间从数年缩短到数天。本届峰会为期两天，主题为通过人工智能拓展生物健康创新，由韩国保健福祉部与世界卫生组织（WHO）共同主办，举行至10月22日。
峰会期间，韩国保健福祉部长官 Jeong Eun-kyeong 与 WHO 总干事 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 共同发布一项宣言，呼吁公平享有人工智能带来的益处，并安全、负责任地把人工智能用于公共卫生计划。Jeong Eun-kyeong 说，该宣言代表一项历史性承诺：把人的生命与尊严放在首位，让人工智能赋能的基本医疗成为现实，并加强与国际社会的团结。
Bill Gates Announces Gates Foundation Will Open Its First Korea Office by End of 2026 in Video Message to World Bio Summit in Seoul
Bill Gates, co-founder of the Gates Foundation, announced in a video message to the opening ceremony of the World Bio Summit 2026 in Seoul on October 21 that the Gates Foundation will open its first office in Korea by the end of 2026, to support the country's biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and AI initiatives and strengthen global health cooperation, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily on October 21. The Gates Foundation will be opening our first office in Korea, Gates said. He praised Korea's world-class biotechnology and research and development capabilities and said he hoped Korea would share its expertise with low-income countries and contribute to the global health network.
Gates also described his optimism about AI's potential to narrow disparities in global health, while warning that the technology could just as easily deepen them. He cited an AI platform developed by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations that can analyze genetic data, predict mutations and reduce the time required to design vaccines from years to days. The two-day summit, themed Expanding Biohealth Innovation through AI, was jointly hosted by Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare and the World Health Organization and ran through October 22.
During the summit, Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus jointly unveiled a declaration calling for equitable access to the benefits of AI and the safe, responsible use of the technology for public health initiatives. Jeong said the declaration represents a historic commitment to put human life and dignity first, make AI-powered essential health care a reality and strengthen solidarity with the international community.
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图片来源：图：Bill Gates（右）与盖茨基金会首席执行官 Mark Suzman 在伦敦唐宁街10号外（2024年10月17日）。照片：Kirsty O'Connor，No 10 Downing Street，英国开放政府许可证 OGL v3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Bill Gates (right) with Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman outside 10 Downing Street, London, October 17, 2024. Photo: Kirsty O'Connor, No 10 Downing Street, Open Government Licence v3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
