{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Global Development","slug":"this-week-in-global-development-6311778","podcast_index_feed_id":6311778,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5837438/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development--5837438","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/71e7688b8237c333a8d8a3205a7a0671.jpg","author":"Devex","episode_count":216,"summary":"Dive into the week's most critical global development news with the This Week in Global Development podcast. In each episode, hosts Adva Saldinger, David Ainsworth, and Rumbi Chakamba break down major headlines and invite leading experts for insightful analysis. Get up-to-date on news regarding foreign aid, humanitarian crises, the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, finance, philanthropy, climate, food systems, global health, and stay informed on the latest trends and policy changes shaping global development. Episodes are published every Friday and can also be watched on YouTube. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devex Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters: https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778"},"episode":{"title":"Global Progress in the AI Era: How GiveDirectly is using AI to deliver cash faster","slug":"global-progress-in-the-ai-era-how-givedirectly-is-using-ai-to-deliver-cash-faster","published_at":"2026-03-23T21:56:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/global-progress-in-the-ai-era-how-givedirectly-is-using-ai-to-deliver-cash-faster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/global-progress-in-the-ai-era-how-givedirectly-is-using-ai-to-deliver-cash-faster--70839176","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70839176/devex_podcast_ai_givedirectly_mixdown.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Global Progress in the AI Era, Nick Allardice explains how GiveDirectly is using AI to deliver faster, more direct aid — from anticipatory cash transfers in Bangladesh to near real-time responses in crisis zones. The conversation explores what it takes to move from theory to practice, and how AI is forcing new trade-offs around speed, targeting, and dignity in humanitarian response.","meta_description":"In this episode of Global Progress in the AI Era, Nick Allardice explains how GiveDirectly is using AI to deliver faster, more direct aid — from anticipat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2577,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/episodes/global-progress-in-the-ai-era-how-givedirectly-is-using-ai-to-deliver-cash-faster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-global-development-6311778/global-progress-in-the-ai-era-how-givedirectly-is-using-ai-to-deliver-cash-faster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}