Can equitable access to AI for the Global South prevent an AI divide? Other short SEO-friendly options: – How can the Global South secure equitable access to AI to avoid an AI divide? – Will equitable AI access stop the Global South from being left behind?

In Shanghai, academics and international officials warned on Saturday that only stronger global cooperation and development-focused rules will prevent a widening AI-driven digital divide. That message dominated discussions at the World AI Conference (WAIC), where China is presenting a program aimed at the Global South centered on training, infrastructure and increased influence over global AI governance.

Call for global cooperation and interoperability
Xue Lan, dean of Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University and an expert in global AI governance, argued for building an international consensus. He urged international organizations to improve “interoperability between national governance systems” to avoid fragmentation of rules, and… (source text cuts off here)