Microsoft Highlights Growing AI Divide: UAE Leads, US Slips, And DeepSeek Expands Across Emerging Economies
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Quoted in today's edition of the British Financial Times, Brad Smith highlighted the rapid adoption of the technology of DeepSeek - a Chinese 'startup' of IA - in emerging markets such as Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, where the company's R1 model gained land thanks to its accessibility. "We have to recognize that China now has an open code model, benefiting from government subsidies that, in practice, enables it to sell under the cost of North American…
Brad Smith said that the rapid adoption of the Chinese startup technology of IA DeepSeek in emerging markets such as Africa highlights the competition that American companies face in the world
UAE leads with 64% AI adoption rate, leaving the US and Europe far behind, Microsoft says
The global use of generative AI continues to grow, but the gap between industrialized and developing countries is widening. South Korea is recording the strongest growth, while China's Deepseek is gaining ground in Africa. The article UAE leads with 64% AI adoption rate, leaving the US and Europe far behind, Microsoft says appeared first on The Decoder.
Microsoft Highlights Growing AI Divide: UAE Leads, US Slips, And DeepSeek Expands Across Emerging Economies
Technology company Microsoft released a new study examining global artificial intelligence usage trends, indicating that adoption continued to expand during the second half of 2025, rising by 1.2% compared with the first half of the year. The report found that approximately one in six people worldwide are now using generative AI tools, reflecting rapid uptake for a technology that has only recently become widely available. However, the finding…
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