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UNDP
United Nations Development Program
2025 Human Development Report
The United Nations Development Report, a flagship publication explores one of the defining issues of our time: artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for human development.
This year’s report calls for a human-centered approach to AI—one that has the potential to fundamentally redefine development strategies. A global survey included with the report’s launch indicates that people around the world are ready for this kind of "reset."
Highlights
Yes. We Witness Stalled Progress:
The report reveals an unprecedented slowdown in global human development progress, posing a serious threat to achieving high human development levels by 2030.
We See Widening Inequalities:
Disparities between countries with low and very high Human Development Index (HDI) scores continue to grow, reversing long-term trends of convergence.
A Call for Human-Centered AI:
In response to these challenges, the report advocates for harnessing AI to rejuvenate human development. It identifies three key areas for action: collaborating with AI, embedding human agency throughout the AI lifecycle, and modernizing education and healthcare systems.
You Love AI. You Fear AI. A Global AI Survey:
A new survey, released alongside the report, shows that while half of respondents fear job automation, a larger proportion see AI as a positive force that opens up new opportunities.
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