AI and the Global North/South Divide

AI can bring benefits globally, but it is energy intensive and, combined with existing inequalities in infrastructure, could reinforce power imbalances. Here, researcher in people environment studies and behavioural modelling, Antonio Ballesteros-Figueroa, reflects on this and on the need for increased participation of local communities in how AI is produced.

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The new real magazine.
Published
2025-06-27
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https://doi.org/10.2218/newreal.10932
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Economic and Technological Innovation
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AI and the Global North/South Divide

José Antonio Ballesteros-Figueroa
The new real magazine.
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AI and the Global North/South Divide

José Antonio Ballesteros-Figueroa
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Abstract

AI can bring benefits globally, but it is energy intensive and, combined with existing inequalities in infrastructure, could reinforce power imbalances. Here, researcher in people environment studies and behavioural modelling, Antonio Ballesteros-Figueroa, reflects on this and on the need for increased participation of local communities in how AI is produced.

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