Can AI be used in developing countries, at the same level it is used in first world countries?

Question: Can AI be used in developing countries, at the same level it is used in first world countries?
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Asked by anon-379129 on 11 Jan 2024.
- Alexander Coles answered on 11 Jan 2024:
  
  It can be used where there is the infrastructure to use it. Importantly, AI requires vast amounts of data to be effective. Unfortunately, most data is produced and curated by developed countries and this could lead to biases if the same AI models that were trained on developed countries’ data were used without adjustment in developing countries. We must always be conscious of any biases our AI models might perpetuate or worsen.
- Mohan Sridharan answered on 11 Jan 2024: last edited 11 Jan 2024 5:17 pm
  
  This is an interesting question. The AI systems/tools that are often in the News need considerable computational resources that are not readily available in all countries or even in many institutions in developed countries. In addition to any bias introduced by where the data (to train these AI systems) is obtained from, we also need to make sure that these AI systems/tools do not provide an unfair advantage to some institutions or countries. This also implies that we need to push for the development of AI systems that are more transparent and do not make decisions just based on the data used to train them.
- Emmeline Brown answered on 11 Jan 2024:
  
  There are certainly many initiatives and programmes to use AI in less economically developed countries. In my field for instance, Ophthalmology eye imaging, researchers and clinicians are attempting to use AI in low income countries, to screen for eye diseases. Though it depends on technology and equipment being made available in that country. Equipment availability is often more restricted than in more economically developed countries.
- Andrew Maynard answered on 11 Jan 2024:
  
  Great question! AI is already being used in developing countries, and there are initiatives to increase leves of expertise so that it can be used more effectively. However, there is a danger that the resources in places like the US, Europe, China and the UK will lead to AI in these and similar places develop far faster than in areas of the world that don’t have access to the same types of resources (and expertise), leading to growing global disparities … or AI systems that reflect the ideas, cultures and expectations of wealthier countries.
- Muhammad Malik answered on 11 Jan 2024:
  
  Yes! AI is being used in most of the developing countries, but its fair to say that it may not be as widespread or advanced as in first-world countries due to differences in resources and infrastructure…etc