Where AI Meets Development with Temina Madon and Han Sheng Chia

From chatbots supporting new mothers and nutrition coaches guiding families, to tutoring tools for children and apps advising farmers, artificial intelligence is beginning to find its place in development. But is it ready—and are we? In this episode of the CGD Podcast, I'm joined by Temina Madon, Executive Director of the Agency Fund, and Han Sheng Chia, CGD Fellow and Director of our new AI initiative. We discuss where AI shows promise—from health and education to livelihoods and agriculture—what risks it could amplify, and how the development community can ensure these technologies improve lives rather than deepen inequalities.

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Where AI Meets Development with Temina Madon and Han Sheng Chia is an episode from The CGD Podcast by Center for Global Development.

This episode is 38:08 long.

This episode was published on Oct 30, 2025.

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