Assessment of how well Large Language Models (LLMs) answer questions related to gender equality and women’s empowerment

by Marilia Magalhaes (Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute), Niyati Singaraju (Postdoctoral Fellow – Gender Research, Sustainable Impact Platform, International Rice Research Institute), and Jawoo Koo (Senior Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute)

AI-generated agricultural advisories can help to overcome several challenges faced by traditional agricultural extension services. AI-based chatbots can provide timely information, reach farmers in distant places, make information more accessible by “translating” technical information into a more common language, provide context-specific information that improves through feedback mechanisms and increase access to knowledge for marginalized groups.