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[Karl Mehta @karlmehta]

BREAKING: MIT just analyzed 300 AI deployments worth $40 billion & the results are devastating.

Turns out, 95% of enterprise AI projects deliver zero measurable business impact.

Here's what the data revealed:

(hint: the pattern matches every major technology bubble we've seen)

[World Bank Group Pakistan @WBG_Pakistan]

News Release: World Bank appoints new Country Director for #Pakistan. Read here: https://t.co/tBbNLDPx0a

[vitrupo @vitrupo]

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says he's building a “cognitive operating system.”

Not just a browser, but an ambient AI layer that lives with you.

“Answers are 4–5 searches in one. Actions are an entire browsing session in one prompt.”

The goal isn't search. It's execution.

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with @sundarpichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet.

I've gotten to know Sundar over the past 2 years. His life story and approach to leadership are truly inspiring. So this conversation was a pleasure and honor for me 🙏

We're living through the most exciting period of technological innovation in human history. And Google & Alphabet are at the center of it. This chat made me even more excited for the future!

Oh, and they just now released a new model (gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05) that's the new state of the art at #1 on lmarena 🤯

Full conversation is here on X and is up everywhere else (see comment).

Timestamps:
0:00 - Episode highlight
2:08 - Introduction
2:18 - Growing up in India
8:27 - Advice for young people
10:09 - Styles of leadership
14:29 - Impact of AI in human history
26:39 - Veo 3 and future of video
34:24 - Scaling laws
38:09 - AGI and ASI
44:33 - P(doom)
51:24 - Toughest leadership decisions
1:02:32 - AI mode vs Google Search
1:15:22 - Google Chrome
1:30:52 - Programming
1:37:37 - Android
1:42:49 - Questions for AGI
1:48:05 - Future of humanity
1:51:26 - Demo: Google Beam
1:59:09 - Demo: Google XR Glasses
2:01:54 - Biggest invention in human history

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

Jim Wolfensohn was visionary - a force of passion and courage in the fight against poverty.

Honored to join the @WorldBank panel celebrating his legacy 30 years on.

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

This week at the Spring Meetings, the @WorldBank showed the power to connect people, ideas, and action.

At the heart of it all? Knowledge. 
#WBGMeetings

[Indermit Gill @IndermitGill]

My @WorldBank colleague, Somik Lall, outlines what developing economies can do to achieve a synchronized form of development—one that connects progress in megacities with progress in smaller cities, towns, and villages.

https://t.co/sRvkoZSRTR

[Illango @Illango_WB]

The World Bank Group’s Global Digital Summit returns for its 2nd edition! Join us online on March 18-19 as we explore “Digital Pathways for All”, bringing together global leaders to shape the future of digital development. 🔗 https://t.co/DwrrhQX5Gi…

[Illango @Illango_WB]

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[Illango @Illango_WB]

Happy New Year and wishing all a peaceful and joyful 2025!

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

After months of negotiation & support from @WBG_IDA partners, wonderful to announce that #IDA21 has raised $23.7 billion dollars in donor contributions, that we will leverage to $100 billion in financing for the countries who need it most. #IDAWorks

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

With $23.7B in donor contributions leveraging $100B, #IDA21 marks a milestone for solidarity and impact. Together, we’ll invest in health, education, climate resilience, and jobs, empowering 78 countries to build brighter futures.

My remarks: https://t.co/gA7ZlvkhZe

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

Global solidarity through #IDA21 will empower 78 countries to tackle climate resilience, health, education, & jobs. With $23.7B in contributions leveraging $100B, we’re building a world where every person has an opportunity to thrive.

Watch the replay: https://t.co/FxzGUXSJST

[Arvind Subramanian @arvindsubraman]

My piece w/ ⁦@FelmanJosh⁩ on the manufacturing surge in the state of Tamil Nadu and the lessons for India to reverse its weak manufacturing performance in the context of the opportunity created by the capital exit from China https://t.co/bEb9rW5qRF

[Axel van Trotsenburg @Axel_vanT]

Excited to join the Digital Transformation leadership team to discuss how to shape the @WorldBank’s new VP Unit. We need to be ambitious, leverage knowledge & financing, and build partnerships to bridge the digital divide and boost job creation in our member countries.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”

#NobelPrize

[Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva]

Closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math would speed the green transition—and make it more inclusive. See our latest blog highlighting these new findings.
https://t.co/FoWdl8oebL

[Masood Ahmed @MasoodA_]

Having worked at both Bretton Woods institutions for most of my professional life, it was a special feeling to visit where it all began! More so since the visit was for a day of frank discussion on BW@80. The world has changed since 1944 and BW Twins must change to stay relevant.

[Harry Psaros @PittGuru]

Winston Churchill is one of the most powerful leaders who ever walked the earth.

I have collected 18 lessons from him that give me chills every single time I read them.

Read carefully: