World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence (English)

World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence (English) The World Development Report 2026 assesses what artificial intelligence (AI), as a general-purpose technology, means for 5.6 billion people living in low- and middle-income countries and how it could address development challenges that have resisted solutions for decades. Advancing the AI frontier that relies on semiconductors, data centers, AI-ready training data, and top-level research talent is out of reach for most developing countries in the... https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099090426145520570