Countries in the Global South—including those in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean—have begun to capitalize on opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI) despite early development of those technologies being primarily concentrated in the West. Given the historical challenges that countries in the Global South have faced, AI stands to help advance progress in critical domains such as agriculture, health care, and education. However, rising concerns about deployment and ethics present new challenges for countries in these regions to address.
In a new commentary, Chinasa T. Okolo details the current landscape of AI in the Global South and charts a path forward for governments to take advantage of rapidly evolving AI innovations.
President Biden’s executive order. On October 30, the White House released a detailed and comprehensive executive order on AI. This order and other domestic AI policies will have a significant impact internationally, Joshua P. Meltzer argues.
Employment and hiring. In case you missed it, check out this conversation with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte A. Burrows and Nicol Turner Lee on the use of the use of AI in recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, performance tracking, and dismissal.
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