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Can AI play a role in reducing inequality?

In the debate about how best to regulate artificial intelligence, what about its role in development and aid? Warnings about the potential for exacerbating inequality are rife – but the World Bank argues that the technology could be harnessed for good.

Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer at the World Bank Group, says there are concrete benefits in industries like farming, education and healthcare. "We know that artificial intelligence can play a role in crop productivity. By playing a role in helping farmers better managing what they are planting and harvesting, it…

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