The Importance of Fair AI Development in a Digital EconomyCEFR A1
7 Nov 2025
Adapted from Abdallah Abdallah, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by The New York Public Library, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- AI can help many people today.
- But the benefits are not equal.
- The North and South have different views on AI.
- African countries often face challenges with new technologies.
- Many resources from Africa go to other regions.
- It is important to share the benefits of AI fairly.
Difficult words
- benefit — A good thing that helps someone.benefits
- resource — Something useful for people or activities.resources
- technology — Tools or machines that help people.technologies
- challenge — A difficult problem to solve.challenges
- share — To give a part of something to someone.
- region — An area or part of a place.regions
- view — An opinion or attitude about something.views
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about sharing AI benefits?
- Why do you think there are different views on AI?
- How can we help African countries with new technologies?
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