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While developing economies face lower job displacement risks from artificial intelligence compared with developed nations, gaps in infrastructure development, institutional capacity and relevant skill sets largely restrict their access to the benefits that AI has to offer, said a recent World Bank report.

世界银行近期一份报告表明，虽然相较发达国家，发展中经济体遭遇人工智能造成岗位流失的风险更低，但基础设施建设、机构办事能力以及相关技能储备方面的短板，很大程度阻碍它们享受人工智能带来的红利。

According to the World Development Report 2026, which was released on Tuesday, only 4.5 percent of existing jobs in low and middleincome countries are at risk of automation by generative AI, compared with 14.2 percent in highincome countries.

周二发布的《2026年世界发展报告》显示，中低收入国家仅有4.5%的现有岗位存在被生成式人工智能自动化取代的风险，而高收入国家该数值为14.2%。

At the same time, AI could meaningfully boost productivity in 16.2 percent of jobs in developing nations, which is not far below the estimated 18.7 percent for highincome countries.

与此同时，人工智能能够切实提升发展中国家16.2%岗位的生产效率，该数值和高收入国家预估的18.7%相差不大。

While the labor market in developing economies is less concentrated in occupations that are most exposed to generative AI, the figures suggest that workers and businesses could still use the technology to improve performance.

尽管发展中经济体劳动力市场里，容易受生成式人工智能冲击的职业占比较低，但以上数据说明劳动者和企业依旧可以依靠这项技术提升工作成效。

The World Bank described the report as "the first comprehensive assessment" of the implications of AI for developing economies, offering a perspective that has often been overlooked in academic and policy discussions focused largely on developed nations.

世界银行称这份报告是首份针对人工智能对发展中经济体影响的全面评估，提供了一种在多数聚焦发达国家的学术研讨与政策探讨当中常被忽视的视角。

"AI has thrown developing economies a lifeline, and they should seize it," said Indermit Gill, senior vicepresident and chief economist at the World Bank Group in a news release.

世界银行集团高级副行长兼首席经济学家英德米特·吉尔在新闻通告中表示：“人工智能为发展中经济体送上了救命机遇，各国应当把握住它。”

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