{
  "id": 132070,
  "title": "World Bank warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/world-bank-warns-developing-countries-to-embrace-ai-or-be-left-behind",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-04T14:26:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/world-bank-warns-developing-countries-to-embrace-ai-or-be-left-behind/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The World Bank has warned developing countries that they risk being left behind if they do not embrace artificial intelligence (AI) technology. According to the World Bank, AI can accelerate the progress of developing nations by a significant amount, with some estimates suggesting it could be equivalent to a century of growth within a decade.\n\nEmerging economies are said to have more to gain and less to fear from the AI revolution compared to wealthier countries, as they face fewer job threats from AI. However, governments in these countries must address issues such as power, connectivity, and skills in order to seize the opportunities presented by AI.\n\nThe World Bank's report draws comparisons between the emergence of AI and other game-changing historical advancements, such as steam power and the internet. The bank's co-author, Gaurav Nayyar, has urged developing countries to be optimistic, strategic, and pragmatic in their approach to AI, and to put policies in place that can help them benefit from the technology.",
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      {
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        "title": "World Bank warns developing countries have narrow window to embrace AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/world-bank-warns-developing-countries-have-narrow-window-to-embrace-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:00:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "AI offers 'lifeline' for emerging economies, World Bank says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ai-offers-lifeline-for-emerging-economies-world-bank-says-133771",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:02:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "AI offers 'lifeline' for emerging economies, World Bank says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ai-offers-lifeline-for-emerging-economies-world-bank-says",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:04:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A World Bank report says developing economies stand to benefit more from AI boosting their workers' output than they will lose in jobs being replaced by AI (Joseph Cotterill/Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/a-world-bank-report-says-developing-economies-stand-to-benefit-more",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:25:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "World Bank urges developing countries to embrace AI ‘lifeline’ or be left behind",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/world-bank-urges-developing-countries-to-embrace-ai-lifeline-or-be",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:29:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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