World Bank says 'small AI' could transform developing countries

simonpure 17 points 2 comments October 18, 2026
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arjie

At the least, the arrival of smartphones and ubiquitous translation has to reduce the error of inter-language communication. My wife used Muse[0] to sell some stuff on Facebook Marketplace and it was marvelous. We don’t speak a lick of Spanish and the other chap doesn’t seem to speak any English. Regardless, a flawless negotiation and arrangement for sale executed with minimal fuss. 0: a betrayal of monumental proportions because I have built us a home agent - but Muse works better with FB Marketplace

K0balt

Also in this article: world bank doesn’t understand AI. AI small enough to run locally on a 30 dollar smartphone is far enough from useful to be effectively null.

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