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“Small AI, Big Jobs”: The World Bank Opens Bangkok Betting That Cheap, Offline AI Can Help Employ Africa’s Young — Where 600 Million People Still Lack Power
The World Bank's "Small AI, Big Jobs" flagship opened its Bangkok program on Oct. 12. Its research finds 4.5% of jobs in poorer countries at risk from AI versus 14.2% in rich ones; Banga says most of 1.2 billion new workers will be in Africa.
