Its a conflicting scenario as the benefits AI potentially has on healthcare delivery in places like Africa is potentially life changing. However the lack of basic infrastructure would impact these potential benefits. TB, the single largest killer in Africa, where the shortage of radiologists for example impacts its diagnosis is easily solved through AI reading of X-rays (Musk again). However you still need an X-ray machine, radiographer, lab and laboratory technician to at least gather the images and put a sample in a petri dish.
The problem I think is the divide between the haves and have nots, the global south and north will just get bigger as technology and infrastructure is needed in most cases to use the positive components of AI. (You need classrooms to learn in effectively and teachers to teach!)
So true. I’ve written before about how AI affects people differently - those with high agency are amplified by it, while those with low agency risk losing even more when using it.
The same dynamic will play out across economies, industries, and everything from education to consumption, widening the gap between the haves and have-nots. Even the hope of UBI could end up creating a deeper two-tier society.
Its a conflicting scenario as the benefits AI potentially has on healthcare delivery in places like Africa is potentially life changing. However the lack of basic infrastructure would impact these potential benefits. TB, the single largest killer in Africa, where the shortage of radiologists for example impacts its diagnosis is easily solved through AI reading of X-rays (Musk again). However you still need an X-ray machine, radiographer, lab and laboratory technician to at least gather the images and put a sample in a petri dish.
The problem I think is the divide between the haves and have nots, the global south and north will just get bigger as technology and infrastructure is needed in most cases to use the positive components of AI. (You need classrooms to learn in effectively and teachers to teach!)
So true. I’ve written before about how AI affects people differently - those with high agency are amplified by it, while those with low agency risk losing even more when using it.
The same dynamic will play out across economies, industries, and everything from education to consumption, widening the gap between the haves and have-nots. Even the hope of UBI could end up creating a deeper two-tier society.