The Artificial Intelligence team within the Development Impact department (DIME AI) has partnered with Google.org, Google's philanthropic initiative, to tackle key social and economic challenges. Through their transformative partnership, both teams are pioneering innovative AI products for public policy and enhanced evidence-based policy decisions worldwide. Google supports DIME AI¡¯s efforts across ideation, prototyping and scaling. This collaboration aims to develop high-impact AI-based applications, empower policymakers with AI-driven solutions, and streamline development research. It will ultimately empower the global community and multiply the impact of financial commitments for prosperity, people, and the planet.
AI for Impact with Google.org
Policymakers heavily rely on past experiences for financing decisions, but this approach limits foresight. Meanwhile, valuable insights from global causal inference research remain largely untapped due to limited access, and decision-makers lack easy access to this research in a digestible format.
Through the DIME AI is creating a tool to make development research more accessible. ImpactAI uses large language models (LLMs) to extract these research insights, providing easy access to causal evidence for improved decision-making. With a generative AI layer, users can input natural language queries for personalized responses. The prototype focuses on causal evidence in development economics, with the ability to extend to other knowledge domains where RCTs are frequently conducted, such as public health, education, psychology, and political science.
Specifically tailored for a diverse audience committed to global development and humanitarian efforts, primary users include development practitioners, policymakers, and international development organizations ¨C helping to . By lowering the barriers to accessing high quality research evidence, ImpactAI offers everyone easy access to best practices and empirical evidence ¨C thereby enhancing the effectiveness of development projects worldwide.