CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HELP REDUCE POVERTY?

The number one goal in United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 is: eliminate poverty. Today, around 1 billion people, that's roughly one seventh of the world's population, live in extreme poverty by earning less than 1.90$ per day. Though studies reveal that global poverty is reducing, we are still a long way from our goal. To eradicate poverty, we first need the poverty distribution across the globe. The following diagram gives a rough estimate.