Prof. #LSE. Author: A Theory of Everyone. Researching & spreading the word on how humans evolved & what that means for us today. www.atheoryofeveryone.com
Michael Muthukrishna is a professor of economic psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), in England. He is an affiliate of the Developmental Economics Group at the LSE's STICERD, technical director of UBC's Database of Religious History, and CIFAR's Azrieli Global Scholar in the Boundaries, Membership and Belonging programme. His main area of interest is the application of research in cultural evolution to public policy. .. more
Our North Star (or Southern Cross) is simple:
Leave no mind behind.
Grateful to colleagues at @UNDPasiapac and to the global group of scholars who contributed. A genuinely international effort at a critical moment.
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• By starting point
• With steps at time horizons: 0–12 months, 1–2 years, 3–5 years
• And by sector (health, education, finance, agriculture, biodiversity, governance)
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• AI tutors in remote or multilingual settings
• Diagnostics in clinics without specialists
• Climate and disaster modelling for Pacific Island countries
• SME credit access through alternative data
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• Dependency on foreign cloud/models
• Automation without productivity
• Pilots that never scale or can't without dependence on ongoing foreign investment
• Limited ability to govern or adapt systems
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👨👩👦👦 People: Uneven access to health, education, security, and data visibility
💱 Economy: Divergent productivity gains and job exposure
🏛️ Governance: Big differences in state capability, trust, and readiness
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China is building foundation models and Singapore's Ministry of Education have begun training the next generation with the new competencies needed for the AI era.
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AI is reshaping the world at a much faster rate than the steam engine, electricity, shipping container, or internet.
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• With steps at time horizons: 0–12 months, 1–2 years, 3–5 years
• And by sector (health, education, finance, agriculture, biodiversity, governance)
One-size-policy-recommendations-do-not-fit-all.
Our North Star (or Southern Cross) is simple:
Leave no mind behind.
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• Diagnostics in clinics without specialists
• Climate and disaster modelling for Pacific Island countries
• SME credit access through alternative data
But AI can drive development and narrow gaps - we offer differentiated policy roadmaps:
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• Automation without productivity
• Pilots that never scale or can't without dependence on ongoing foreign investment
• Limited ability to govern or adapt systems
As well as real and potential opportunities:
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💱 Economy: Divergent productivity gains and job exposure
🏛️ Governance: Big differences in state capability, trust, and readiness
We discuss AI development traps, such as:
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The report discusses the risks and opportunities across 3 channels:
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China is building foundation models and Singapore's Ministry of Education have begun training the next generation with the new competencies needed for the AI era.
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AI is reshaping the world at a much faster rate than the steam engine, electricity, shipping container, or internet.
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