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December 22
2025

Analysis: When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them

By Lindsey Moore

For people who move money in the name of impact, the shutdown of USAID landed like a star collapsing into itself. The United States government’s flagship development agency—once the world’s biggest patron of good intentions—closed its doors in July 2025, pulling billions of dollars of support for lifesaving humanitarian efforts around the globe into the void.

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artificial intelligence, data, failure, global development, research