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From March 3-5, over two dozen nonprofits and funders working at the intersection of AI and development convened in Bengaluru to kick off the AI for Global Development Accelerator. The initiative, which is a collaboration between the Agency Fund, OpenAI, and experts at the Center for Global Developm...

It’s tough to ignore AI. There’s constant press about it, and everyone from USAID to the UN Secretary General has been putting forth positions on the topic. Beyond the high-level attention, a growing number of studies have highlighted AI's potential to impact key development outcomes. For example, r...

This blog explores the challenges of developing targeted interventions that are adaptable to evolving household needs, and hypothesizes how generative AI can help.

On September 23, CGD and OpenAI co-hosted an event that featured nonprofits from Rio de Janeiro to New Delhi. These organizations presented lightning demos of AI-powered products they are deploying at scale to coach teachers, provide advice to farmers, and speed up care in intensive care units. Here...

Artificial intelligence is often hailed, especially by those seeking financing, as a transformative force capable of reshaping economies and societies. But AI’s impact on global income distribution remains highly uncertain. While AI will, hopefully, boost macro-level productivity, it could widen inc...

With AI already impacting certain occupations and industries, one can't help but ask: how will this transformative technology affect closing the gap between rich and poor countries–one of the most important challenges of our time?

As powerful as general-purpose technologies like AI are, they do not teleologically result in advancements for the world’s poorest. Several key barriers must be overcome first. But extremely poor households can benefit from AI despite internet access.

Last week, CGD and ACET (The African Center for Economic Transformation) co-hosted an event on rules that limit the cross-border transfer of digital data. The basis for the discussion was David Medine’s recent paper for CGD “Data Localization: A Tax on the Poor,” and the group involved experts and p...

How can practitioners in development and humanitarian work filter out the noise and prioritize use cases for AI--and make good bets that maximize impact for those we serve?