We must avoid inequalities between the global north and global south being perpetuated in the digital age
I come from Trinidad and Tobago. As a country that was once colonized by the British, I am wary of the ways that inequalities between the global north and global south risk being perpetuated in the digital age.
When we consider the lack of inclusion of the global south in discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), I think about how this translates to an eventual lack of economic leverage and geopolitical engagement in this technology that has captivated academics within the industrialised country I reside, the United States.
Krystal Maughan is a PhD student at the University of Vermont studying differential privacy and machine learning
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We must avoid inequalities between the global north and global south being perpetuated in the digital age
I come from Trinidad and Tobago. As a country that was once colonized by the British, I am wary of the ways that inequalities between the global north and global south risk being perpetuated in the digital age.
When we consider the lack of inclusion of the global south in discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), I think about how this translates to an eventual lack of economic leverage and geopolitical engagement in this technology that has captivated academics within the industrialised country I reside, the United States.
Krystal Maughan is a PhD student at the University of Vermont studying differential privacy and machine learning Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian