Global Symposium on AI & Inclusion, Deep Dive: Advancing Equality in the Global South
Channel: The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Date: 2017-11-30

From the Global Symposium on AI & Inclusion, November 8-10, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Deep Dive: Advancing Equality in the Global South
Building upon the keynote speeches and opening conversations, the symposium’s first deep dive zoomed in on two central questions that emerged from the interplay between AI as a technical phenomenon and the question of inclusion: (1) To what extent do AI-based technologies have the potential to exacerbate existing inequalities or create new ones, and how can AI technologies be designed, shaped, and used to advance equality at the country, population, and individual levels? (2) Specifically, how can the transformative potential of AI for the social good be used the advance equality in the Global South? Drawing upon the initial inputs, as well as the technological, business, academic and societal perspectives at the symposium, participants were encouraged to discuss opportunities and challenges from global and cross-cultural perspectives. This session was moderated by Chinmayi Arun (Center for Communications Governance), with brief input speeches given by the following ‘firestarters’: Rehema Baguma (Makerere University), Kyung-Sin Park (Korea University Law School), Kathleen Siminyu (Africa’s Talking), and Jennie Bernstein (UNICEF Innovation).