Kweku Opoku-Agyemang is an economist and AI scientist driving innovation in AI and in development economics. He is the founder and CEO of Machine Learning X Doing (@mlxdoing), an AI research and product company, and Development Economics X (@DevEconX), which focuses on development impact for the next generation. Shaped by a family legacy in Ghana’s leadership, Kweku’s work is driven by a vision for economic and development impact.
Recognized as a ‘Black African Economist of Influence’ by the University of Toronto, Kweku is an honorary research affiliate with the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics and University of Oxford. Kweku was a former postdoctoral fellow at University of California, Berkeley and at Cornell Tech. He writes for The Decision Lab, has contributed to Behavioral Scientist, has been featured in The Economist, The Huffington Post, and beyond, and has spoken at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, London School of Economics, the American Economic Association, the Canadian Economic Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and many more. Connect with @KwekuOA for insights on AI, economics, and development impact.
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