{
  "id": 15598268,
  "title": "Who Will Benefit From the AI Revolution?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/who-will-benefit-from-the-ai-revolution",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:30:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time",
    "slug": "time",
    "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/10/19/who-will-benefit-from-the-ai-revolution-/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The debate surrounding how to control and limit AI's potential for damage is necessary and urgent. However, there are also crucial questions about how the benefits of AI should be distributed fairly. Historically, business as usual has left the world's poorest people behind. This is especially true for those caught up in conflicts, such as in Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza, and Afghanistan, where AI can help meet urgent needs.\n\nIt is evident that while we have more resources than ever before, we often fail to allocate them where they are most needed. The advent of AI promises to create additional resources in the forms of free time, insights, and funds. These resources should be directed towards the right places. The rise of AI is expected to generate a new generation of billionaires and millionaires, along with philanthropists driven by a \"love of humanity,\" a concept rooted in the Ancient Greek term \"philanthropia.\"\n\nEffective Altruism, which advocates for evidence-based and calculated generosity, might seem counterintuitive at first. However, prioritizing effective giving should be the norm. Organizations working on the frontlines of the world's most pressing problems need smart philanthropy that focuses on outcomes, not just visibility, and aims to add value, not just kudos. In the past two decades, there has been an evidence revolution, making giving much more straightforward. Governments have increasingly withdrawn from global problems, leading to a growing need for new philanthropy to balance the distribution of resources.\n\nDespite being responsible for only 12% of the global population, 90% of those in humanitarian need are concentrated in 20 countries, primarily due to factors like acute childhood malnutrition, violence against women, and extreme poverty. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed sophisticated tools, including real-time data, randomized controlled trials, cost-effectiveness analysis, and predictive analytics, to transform its approach to addressing these challenges.\n\nFor example, the IRC has conducted over 50 impact evaluations and 500 cost analyses since 2020, allowing it to measure the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of interventions. These tools have enabled the IRC to deliver vaccines at a cost of just $2 per shot in crisis-stricken areas, provide early interventions for acute malnutrition with a 92% recovery rate, and reduce violence against women and children by over 70%. Additionally, anticipatory action using technology has helped communities better prepare for disasters, such as a drought in Somalia, which typically leads to cholera outbreaks.",
  "summary": "\"The same technology that is delivering fortunes in Silicon Valley can also deliver help to the least fortunate,\" argues David Miliband.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}