The World Bank is adjusting its playbook to account for the potential impact of artificial intelligence on workers, as it seeks to boost job creation in the poorest parts of the world.
The Washington-based lender has identified tourism, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, agriculture and renewable energy as the most AI-resilient sources of employment, Chief Knowledge Officer
The financial district in Cape Town, South Africa.
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“We are now looking at how we can engage with governments in projects in those areas,” Donohoe said. “We believe on balance actually that in those kind of sectors, AI will not be the ...