Summary
A United Nations report warns that artificial intelligence (AI) could increase inequality between rich and poor countries. The report highlights the potential benefits and risks of AI, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, and stresses the need for coordinated policies to manage AI's impact.
Key Facts
- The United Nations report is titled “The Next Great Divergence.”
- The report emphasizes the risk of widening inequality between developed and developing countries due to AI.
- The UN calls for urgent, coordinated policy action to address AI's impact.
- AI could reverse decades of reducing global inequality by creating new divides.
- The study focuses on the Asia Pacific area, home to over half of the world's population.
- AI already helps in areas like education, healthcare, and disaster response.
- The report predicts that AI could increase GDP growth in Asia Pacific by 2% annually.
- Developing countries may struggle due to weak technology infrastructure and limited skills.
