The Jane Goodall Institute is undertaking a significant project to digitize over 500,000 pages of handwritten research notes on chimpanzees, collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create the Gombe AI Research Platform. This initiative, which began in March 2025, aims to enhance data accessibility and support global research efforts. The platform will facilitate tasks such as multimedia search, video analysis, and automated data processing, addressing a backlog of data that has accumulated since the institute's first digital database was established in 1997. The AI tools will also help researchers analyze chimpanzee behavior and their interactions, particularly in light of recent observations of civil conflict among chimpanzee groups in Uganda's Kibale National Park. The Gombe AI Research Platform is expected to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2026, allowing researchers from various institutions to collaborate more effectively and preserving Jane Goodall's legacy in chimpanzee research.