A video recording of the Session 2 on Day 1 of The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2025 "Development in the Age of Populism." This session discusses "Artificial Intelligence".
CHAIR: Gaurav Nayyar, Director of the World Development Report 2026, World Bank
PANELISTS:
Paper 1: AI as Normal Technology (Arvind Narayanan, Princeton University)
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Paper 2: How does Competition Policy Need to Change in a World of Artificial Intelligence? (Catherine Tucker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Paper 3: Could AI Leapfrog the Web? Evidence from Teachers in Sierra Leone (Daniel Björkegren, Columbia University)
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DISCUSSANT: Han Sheng Chia, Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development