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AI as a Digital Public Good: Insights from ADB’s Research

Thursday, 25 June 2026 · 2026-06-25 · ECOSOC Chamber

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be considered a type of Digital Public Good (DPG). However, alongside its significant potential, it introduces new challenges compared to traditional DPGs. The existing DPG standard does not fully accommodate AI, as safeguarding principles - such as “privacy by design” and “do no harm”- must be rigorously enforced and elevated. At the same time, the concept of “open source”, which is central to DPGs, was originally developed for code and does not fully capture th

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