The explosion of new artificial intelligence technologies, or AI, has some in the world of global development excited.
Spending on AI is projected to hit $154 billion in 2023, a nearly 27% jump from the amount spent in 2022, and the world of aid sees emerging tools in the technology as potentially transformative for field work as wide-ranging as remote medical treatment, agriculture, the rebuilding of war-torn countries and make the industry smarter, faster, and more effective.
USAID, the nearly $50 billion foreign aid agency, is also looking to deploy AI tools to advance its mission.