Knowledge@Wharton January 28, 2025
AI can exacerbate digital poverty and other inequities if leaders don’t build more inclusive systems, writes visiting scholar Cornelia Walther.
The following article was written by Dr. Cornelia C. Walther, a visiting scholar at Wharton and director of global alliance POZE. A humanitarian practitioner who spent over 20 years at the United Nations, Walther’s current research focuses on leveraging AI for social good.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically reshape how societies operate, from optimizing resource distribution to enhancing education, health care, and economic opportunities. Done right, AI can serve as a powerful lever for inclusion—amplifying the voices of the marginalized, widening access to essential services, and closing development gaps. Done poorly, it can embed and even exacerbate...
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