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Global AI Divide

"General- purpose AI research and development is currently concentrated in a few Western countries and China. This ‘AI Divide’ is multicausal, but in part related to limited access to computing power in low- income countries. Access to large and expensive quantities of computing power has become a prerequisite for developing advanced general- purpose AI. This has led to a growing dominance of large technology comp...

AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits3 - Other

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"General- purpose AI research and development is currently concentrated in a few Western countries and China. This ‘AI Divide’ is multicausal, but in part related to limited access to computing power in low- income countries. Access to large and expensive quantities of computing power has become a prerequisite for developing advanced general- purpose AI. This has led to a growing dominance of large technology companies in general- purpose AI development. The AI R&D divide often overlaps with existing global socioeconomic disparities, potentially exacerbating them."

Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits
Entity3 - Other
Intent2 - Unintentional
Timing3 - Other
CategorySystemic Risks
SubcategoryGlobal AI Divide

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