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Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI |

It’s still all about the people

Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of our time. Governments are racing to regulate it, investors are reshaping...

By Prateek Shrivastava
Generative AI, Inclusive Fintech |

Moving Beyond Speculation: Navigating Generative AI for Financial Inclusion

Originally published on the Center for Financial Inclusion’s page, October 1, 2025. Over the past decade, enabling policies and...

By Prateek Shrivastava
Generative AI |

Tech and Touch Tools for Climate Resilience and Agricultural Adaptation

For millions of people in emerging markets, climate change is not an abstract debate about emissions or global targets....

By Amolo Ng'weno
Generative AI |

AI and Semi-Formal Work: The Hidden Jobs Story in Emerging Markets

The majority of people in Africa, South Asia, and much of Latin America are not in formal salaried jobs....

By Amolo Ng'weno
Generative AI |

Behind the buzz: What AI really looks like in emerging markets

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape global conversations, often centered on disruption and risk, startups in emerging markets...

By Amolo Ng'weno
Climate Action, Generative AI |

Bridging the digital divide: How Vua is bringing GenAI and SMS to small-scale fishers

Startups are increasingly using Generative AI (GenAI) to streamline their operations and reach more customers. This is becoming more...

By Carmen Merab
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI |

When the best available human is an AI?

Developing country economies are characterized by shortages of skills that seem to be good for AI to fill: from...

By Amolo Ng'weno
Artificial Intelligence, Climate Action, Generative AI |

Could generative AI have helped in the recent floods in the Horn of Africa?

I was due to travel to our HQ in Kenya mid last year, so I have attentively followed the...

By Juan Diego Martin Soto
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI |

Four ways I would love to see Generative AI mature in 2024

Arguably, 2023 was a year that showcased two of the most creative phenomena in recent times: Taylor Swift and...

By Ashirul Amin PhD