Nepal, Aug. 25 -- the Nepal government rolled out its first National Artificial Wisdom (AI) policy, which was taken as "ambitious" and "visionary." But as a policy practitioner, I see this policy becoming a decorative strategy-light on promise and light on applied action. Unless it is seriously followed through, it won't fix the inequalities it talks about; instead, it could make them worse.

Globally, AI is projected to add $15.7 trillion to the world economy by 2030. Nepal, with a GDP of just $44 billion, cannot afford to sit idle. Yet we must ask: does our current institutional capacity allow us to meaningfully participate in this technological shift, or are we simply drafting policy to signal modernity without the muscle to implement ...