Can AI Agents Drive Good? Nonprofits Experiment with Charity Funding

The impact of artificial intelligence is often debated in the context of profit-driven businesses. However, one non-profit organization is pioneering a new frontier: exploring how AI could be used to benefit society by funding charities. Sage Future, backed by Open Philanthropy, recently launched an ambitious experiment using advanced AI agents to raise funds for a deserving cause – Helen Keller International. 4 AI agents, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o and o1, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.6 and 3.7 Sonnet, were tasked with developing a strategy to maximize donations.