{"id":25504,"date":"2026-10-18T10:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/18\/world-bank-says-small-ai-could-transform-developing-countries\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T10:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:37:34","slug":"world-bank-says-small-ai-could-transform-developing-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/18\/world-bank-says-small-ai-could-transform-developing-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank says \u2018small AI\u2019 could transform developing countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bank\u2019s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decades<\/p>\n

The World Bank is urging developing countries to kickstart the creation of \u201csmall AI\u201d models, which can run on a mobile phone with low connectivity, to reap the full benefits of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

While Silicon Valley big tech firms are focused on ever more sophisticated consumer products, Paschal Donohoe, the World Bank\u2019s chief knowledge officer, said AI could also accelerate development for emerging economies \u2013 but only if it was adapted to local needs.<\/p>\n

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\nBank\u2019s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decades
\nThe World Bank is urging developing countries to kickstart the creation of \u201csmall AI\u201d models, which can run on a mobile phone with low connectivity, to reap the full benefits of artificial intelligence.
\nWhile Silicon Valley big tech firms are focused on ever more sophisticated consumer products, Paschal Donohoe, the World Bank\u2019s chief knowledge officer, said AI could also accelerate development for emerging economies \u2013 but only if it was adapted to local needs. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bank\u2019s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to decades The World Bank is urging developing countries to kickstart the creation of \u201csmall AI\u201d models, which can run on a mobile phone with low connectivity, to reap the full benefits of artificial intelligence. While Silicon Valley big tech firms …<\/p>\n

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