"This year’s Human Development Report examines what distinguishes this new era of AI from previous digital transformations and what those differences could mean for human development (chapter 1), including how AI can enhance or subvert human agency (chapter 2). People are already interacting with ... AI in different ways at different stages of life, in effect scoping out possibilities good and bad and underscoring how context and choices can make all the difference (chapter 3). Human agency is the price when people buy into AI hype, which can exacerbate exclusion (chapter 4) and harm sustainability. And, of course, who produces AI and for what matter a lot for everyone (chapter 5). Letting people take the reins makes good sense, because they expect AI to be a growing part of their lives. A global survey for this Report found that, at all levels of the Human Development Index (HDI), AI use is already substantial (for about 20 percent of respondents) and is expected to shoot up fast. About two-thirds of respondents in low, medium and high HDI countries expect to use AI in education, health and work—the three HDI dimensions—within one year." (Overview, pages 3-4) more

"What role does mass media play in the promotion of global norms? We address this question through an analysis of Human Development Reports (HDRs) produced by the United Nations Development Programme. Although HDRs have promoted human development ideology over the past twenty-five years, little is k ... nown about how and to what extent their messages have been disseminated to the public. Addressing this gap in the literature, we examine a critical intervening factor in the process of international norm diffusion: political communication via the mass media. Highlighting the importance of framing and agenda setting, we identify four communicative mechanisms that can facilitate norm diffusion: credibility, persistence, resonance, and decentralization. Through qualitative and quantitative content analysis, we assess how these mechanisms have enabled HDRs to attract favorable global media attention such that they are now cited much more frequently than their rival, the World Bank's World Development Reports." (Abstract) more

"[...] nuestra compilación presenta un conjunto de reflexiones realizadas en el ámbito académico por autores que actúan como investigadores que realizan su labor en universidades nacionales. Abordamos un área de investigación con una amplia producción teórica en el resto de América Latina, ... pero que en nuestro país -pese a la nutrida experiencia empírica acumulada- todavía no cuenta con la difusión que se merece y necesita. Por eso presentamos una serie de artículos cuyos autores abordan la relación entre los procesos comunicativos y los proyectos sobre desarrollo, tanto desde una perspectiva teórica y metodológica como a través del análisis y la descripción de experiencias concretas." (Resumen) more