AI and inequality between the Global North and SouthCEFR A1
7 Nov 2025
Adapted from Abdallah Abdallah, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by The New York Public Library, Unsplash
- AI promises major economic change worldwide.
- Benefits are not equal between countries.
- Africa is part of the Global South.
- Some countries adapt technology to local needs.
- Other countries become dependent on outside tech.
- The World Economic Forum says AI could help the economy by 2030.
- Only 2 percent of data centers are in Africa.
- At COSAA 2025 people showed strong skepticism about AI gains.
- Some IPv4 addresses from AFRINIC went to Asian companies.
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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