AI’s ‘opportunity divide’ could deepen global inequality, UN official warns

The deputy secretary-general of UN's ICT agency says unequal access to AI means poorer nations may be left behind.

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SOURCE: Al Jazeera English

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The deputy secretary-general of UN's ICT agency says unequal access to AI means poorer nations may be left behind.

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