Artificial intelligence could help developing economies emerge from their weakest average growth performance in three decades, but only if governments act quickly to address infrastructure and institutional gaps, according to the World Bank Group.
The World Bank’s World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence highlights that the technology presents developing nations with an opportunity to achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century by accelerating economic transformation.
Automation risks lower in developing nations
While global concerns over artificial intelligence have focused on job displacement, the technology is more likely to enhance productivity than replace workers in low- and middle-income countries. The report reveals that only 4,5% of existing jobs in developing economies face automation risk from generative AI, compared with 14,2% in high-income countries.
At the same time, artificial intelligence could significantly boost productivity in 16,2% of
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