Governing Artificial Intelligence in an Age of Inequality

This article seeks to position both AI-based activities, and related policy developments, in the global South light of a technology industry with desires for continuous expansion self-governance. The proceeds along three themes. First, using field interviews information (in an anonymised manner), classifies expanding AI activities several core sectors by businesses, governments other agencies into categories. Next, it reviews current priorities positions developing countries, showing how introduction has been punctuated considerations digital cannibalization large firms from North at expense full-fledged debate on privacy data protection. By exemplifies structural inequality South, identifies four critical departure points countries that make use matter concern. While many challenges posed are somewhat universal, argues their ramifications can be much worse South. Countering these will require frameworks factor protection more accountable manner. It concludes suggestions nuanced industrialisation, development.