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When AI Gets It Wrong: Lessons from a Women-Centered Design Experiment Highlight the Need for Inclusive GPTs
In emerging markets, women entrepreneurs continue to face systemic barriers to financial inclusion. And as Koheun Lee at CARE explains, ChatGPT and other AI models sometimes contribute to this exclusion, reinforcing societal biases that limit women’s potential for business growth and long-term financial health. She shares insights from CARE's attempt to build a women-centered design GPT — and proposes some practical steps AI users can take to mitigate bias against women when working with mainstream GPTs.
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- Finance, Technology
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TechnoServe Launches NOVA EdTech to Scale Effective Business Training for Entrepreneurs
Through asynchronous digital training and personalized learning paths, users can access practical skills at their own pace—anytime, anywhere.
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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Weather Forecasting Training Program Brings the Power of AI to Low- And Middle-Income Countries
MBZUAI, AIM for Scale, and the University of Chicago, have launched a first-of-its-kind weather forecast training program.
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- Education
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- Global
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Google Expands AI Plus to 40 New Countries in Emerging Markets
Google has expanded its AI Plus subscription to 40 additional countries on September 23, 2025, targeting emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to democratize premium AI tools.
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Tanzania’s MazaoHub Raises $2 Million to Expand AI-Powered Climate-Smart Farming in Africa
Tanzanian agritech startup MazaoHub has secured US$2 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round to accelerate its mission of transforming smallholder farming through a blend of artificial intelligence and hands-on agronomy.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Holds Just 1% of Global AI Talent. Japan Wants to Change That
JICA’s plan has two broad goals: build a deep AI talent pool by supporting African universities and regional research networks, and expand bilateral cooperation with Japanese firms.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: We Tested AI Impact Assessments. Here’s What We Learned.
Can generative AI speed up and strengthen impact-performance assessment of venture investments?
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- Social Enterprise
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VC Firm Crane Launches $135 Million Fund in Asia Pacific
Crane Venture Partners was founded in 2015 and invests in technology companies at early stages across multiple regions.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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