Tag: Inequality

Africa Risks Squandering $1.2 Billion in AI Investments While Worsening Inequality

by Joan Aimuengheuwa

December 5, 2024

Africa Risks Squandering $1.2 Billion in AI Investments While Worsening Inequality

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Jobs at the lower end of the AI value chain, such as data annotation, are often outsourced to Africa but ...

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