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AI may deepen the digital divide for people without reliable internet, smartphones or electricity, UN Resident Coordinator in China Stephen Jackson warns in a CGTN report published on 13 November.
Why it mattersThe practical point is easy to miss amid the model launches: access to the basics could determine who benefits from AI at all. The warning is Jackson’s, as reported by CGTN, rather than a measure of how many people are already being left behind.
Discuss: Should governments treat broadband and reliable power as part of AI policy, or focus first on getting AI tools into public services?
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