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Nick Allardice discusses how GiveDirectly utilizes AI and technology to enhance disaster response and aid delivery.

GiveDirectly president and CEO Nick Allardice explains how his team uses AI, mobile money, and satellite imagery to send cash directly to people living in poverty and crisis, often within days of a disaster. He describes how AI-powered tools help forecast floods in places like Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Mozambique, and how “anticipatory action” can get money to families before disaster strikes. Learn more about the AI Podcast: ai-podcast.nvidia.com

People in this episode

Guest: Nick Allardice

Topics covered

• disaster response
• AI
• mobile money
• cash transfer
• poverty alleviation
• anticipatory action

Keywords

• disaster response
• AI
• GiveDirectly
• cash transfer
• poverty
• mobile money
• satellite imagery
• flood forecasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GiveDirectly

Places: Nigeria, Bangladesh, Mozambique

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