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How Will AI Affect Developing Countries?
How Will AI Affect Developing Countries?
In Development, AsteriskRemote
Global health & development
AI safety & policy
Contest
Global health & development
AI safety & policy
Contest
Deadline
2026-12-31
Routes to impact
Skill-building & building career capital
Learning about important cause areas
Description
An essay contest for 2,000 to 5,000-word English essays on how transformative AI will affect low- and middle-income countries.
  • Winner (1): $10,000 per essay + publication in print and online
  • Runner-Ups (2): $5,000 per essay + online publication
  • Honorable Mentions (2): $2,000 per essay
  • Additional $2,500 prize for the best essay by an African national
  • Topics include labor markets, policy, conflict, health, politics, and development impacts of AI
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