The World Bank on Wednesday named Nobel laureate and University of Chicago professor Michael Kremer as its next chief economist, succeeding Indermit Gill, who retired last month.

Public procurement in LMICs averages 13 percent of GDP—roughly $5.4 trillion annually. Although AI-enabled products currently represent a small share of procurement spending, it is likely to grow. . O...

I've been in many AI policy conversations where thoughtful people hold radically different mental models about how AI will shape our economic future. Some see it as an overhyped bubble; others as the start of a new Enlightenment. This divergence among c...

The term “Tech for Good” has been in use for over a decade. At its core, the movement rests on the idea that governments and nonprofits—institutions explicitly charged with advancing social outcomes—c...

For AI to benefit all people, it will need to speak their languages and understand their worlds. AI works well in English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese—but that leaves 4 billion people whose native...

Organisations looking to use AI for development are concerned about the potential for errors and biases when using AI in high-stakes situations. In this webinar, a collaboration with the Center for G...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered development interventions are growing, with over 100 global health and 150 education AI projects delivering direct services in low- and middle-income countries (LM...

There are more than 450 AI applications targeting health or education outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, but not every application will prove cost-effective. How can the development sector ...

Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense.

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...

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

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, whi...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Economic research that VoxDev has featured in 2024 has yielded interesting insights on false narratives in international migration discourse, fertility and family planning, attendance vs learning in e...

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...