AI is here. Are we ready?
D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 4 (2026), pp. 31-58
"AI is already having a profound impact on our daily lives. The key question is who controls the technology. It is not only in conflicts that AI accelerates the spread of deceptively realistic fakes and makes it harder to distinguish reliable information from manipulation. At the same time, it opens up great opportunities: from better healthcare services to more efficient electricity grids, crisis relief and support in adapting to climate change. To ensure that this potential is not overshadowed by surveillance, disinformation and profit-driven power interests, we need faster regulation, data security and clear ethical guidelines – even in the face of pressure from large tech corporations." (Page 3)
The question is not whether AI is changing our lives, but how / Eva-Maria Verfürth, 32
Seven AI projects that benefit the Global South / D+C editorial team, 33
Political elections are changing in the age of AI – can democracy prevail? Interview with Katja Muñoz, 36
Why the Global South cannot afford to be pessimistic about technology. Interview with Payal Arora, 39
How Indonesia’s media industry is grappling with the right approach to AI / Anastasya Andriarti, 42
African governments should focus more on exportable AI applications than on expensive infrastructure / Roger B. Jantio, 46
How AI companies are setting their sights on Latin America’s resources / Julia Gavarrete, 50
How to assess the benefits and drawbacks of AI projects in terms of sustainability and the public interest. Interview with Theresa Züger, 53
How would an AI chatbot shape development policy? Interview with ChatGPT, 57
Seven AI projects that benefit the Global South / D+C editorial team, 33
Political elections are changing in the age of AI – can democracy prevail? Interview with Katja Muñoz, 36
Why the Global South cannot afford to be pessimistic about technology. Interview with Payal Arora, 39
How Indonesia’s media industry is grappling with the right approach to AI / Anastasya Andriarti, 42
African governments should focus more on exportable AI applications than on expensive infrastructure / Roger B. Jantio, 46
How AI companies are setting their sights on Latin America’s resources / Julia Gavarrete, 50
How to assess the benefits and drawbacks of AI projects in terms of sustainability and the public interest. Interview with Theresa Züger, 53
How would an AI chatbot shape development policy? Interview with ChatGPT, 57
