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Microsoft Says It Is on Pace to Invest $50 Billion in 'Global South' AI Push

  • Microsoft plans to invest $50 billion by 2030 to expand AI access in lower-income countries in the Global South, as announced at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
  • The company aims to build data centers and extend internet access to address the uneven AI adoption between lower-income Global South nations and wealthier countries.
  • The Global South includes developing and lower-income nations, primarily in the southern hemisphere, with much lower broadband access compared to wealthy Global North countries.
  • Microsoft leaders emphasized the need for urgent cross-border action to prevent AI from worsening economic inequalities and to promote shared global benefits.
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Microsoft says it is on its way to investing US$ 50 billion by the end of the decade to help bring artificial intelligence to low-income countries, as concerns about the potential of technology to deepen inequality increase. The announcement was made Wednesday at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where major technology executives, government officials and AI researchers are discussing how to use AI to solve real-world problems. Policy makers ar…

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Microsoft pledges $50 billion to tackle growing AI inequality

Microsoft says it is on track to invest $50 billion by the end of the decade to help bring artificial intelligence to lower-income countries, as concerns mount over the technology’s potential to deepen inequality.

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