AI's Impact on Poor Countries: Widening Gap or Unimaginable Wealth? Two Views
paulnovosad · x · 2026-08-05
The author notes two opposing interpretations of AI's impact on poor countries: it could set them further behind, or make them unimaginably wealthy. Citing history: Mali's per capita GDP was 5x smaller than Britain's in 1800, now 25x smaller.
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