AI in the global south

Concerns are mounting about how the rapid adoption of AI will negatively impact societies.

While artificial intelligence (AI) promises immense benefits, it also imposes tremendous risks. Some of them—accelerating misinformation, sophisticated cyber attacks, and soaring energy consumption—have already arrived. Others, including super-intelligent machines that take decisions independently of human oversight, are likely still a few years away. Although awareness about these risks is growing, many others have yet to be defined. And for all the incalculable opportunities afforded by AI, especially in developing countries , it is risky business.