AVA CALM launches May 11th, but the problem it solves is global. Here’s what building AI for underserved communities taught meabout the future of technology. The AI industry is obsessed with scale. Bigger models. More parameters. Higher benchmarks. But there’s a quieter revolution happening one that has nothing to do with GPU clusters or billion-dollar funding rounds.It’s happening wherever people are building AI for the communities that were never part of the conversation. The Access Gap Isn’t Just About Money When we talk about “AI democratization,” we usually mean open-source models, cheaper APIs, or free developer tools. Those matter. But they miss something bigger. The real access gap isn’t technical. It’s human. Millions of people around the world need mental health support and can’t get it. Not because AI isn’t smart enough. But because nobody built anything for them. Therapy is expensive everywhere. Waiting lists stretch for months. Stigma keeps people silent.…