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UNDP joins partnership with big tech testing AI for poverty reduction

Artificial intelligence will be examined as a potentially powerful tool for helping to achieve sustainable development by international organizations, tech giants and academics.

Artificial intelligence rendered through an artist's view
Artificial intelligence rendered through an artist's view (AN/Alan Simpson)

WASHINGTON (AN) — Artificial intelligence will be examined as a potential tool of sustainable development by a consortium of international organizations, tech giants and academics.

The United Nations Development Program, which operates in 177 of the U.N.'s 193 member nations, announced it is joining the Partnership on AI founded by Amazon, DeepMind, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft two years ago.

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