US EditionAI’s impact could worsen gaps between world’s rich and poor, a UN report says
The UN Development Programme reports AI benefits could concentrate in wealthy nations, with 25% of Asia-Pacific lacking online access without inclusive policies.
- The UNDP released a report Tuesday from Bangkok warning AI gains will favor wealthy nations without democratized access and likening the risk to a 'Great Divergence' like the industrial revolution.
- As a general‑purpose technology, AI can lift productivity and help latecomers catch up, but communities lacking skills, electric power and internet connectivity cannot fully benefit.
- Concrete examples include faster medical diagnostics and X‑ray analysis, better farming advice, and weather forecasts for rural communities and areas prone to natural disasters, while the report warns of deepfakes, hackers and biased 'black box' systems.
- If gaps are not closed, many millions may be excluded from digital tools and jobs, while the report urges regulators and governments to ensure transparency as data centers strain resources.
- About a quarter of the Asia‑Pacific lacks online access while China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore are well placed to benefit, but Afghanistan, the Maldives and Myanmar risk being stranded on the wrong side of an AI-driven global economy, the report warns.
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AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says
A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.
"If inequality continues to deepen, the consequences in terms of the security agenda, as well as irregular forms of migration, will become even more serious"
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) could widen the gap between developed and developing countries, the United Nations said in a report, calling for measures to mitigate such impacts.
Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) could increase the differences between developed and developing countries , according to a UN report published on Tuesday, calling for measures to limit their impact . The report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ) warns of the possibility of "great divergences" between countries in terms of economic performance, skills of people and governance systems . "We believe that AI is announcing a new era o…
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