Avoiding Education’s Turing Trap
Generative AI can help advance a more creative, connected, and caring education system, but only if we employ it to enhance human intelligence.
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A 10-second cough app is helping detect India's most dangerous respiratory illnesses.
When AI Is Your Friend
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Bridging the AI Investment Divide
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Breaking the Algorithmic Contract
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The Challenge of Organizational Learning
A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.
The Dragonfly Effect
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The Case for Causal AI
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.