AI & Global Governance: Developing Resilient Economies in the Age of AI - Centre for Policy Research at United Nations University

The impact of AI is likely to disproportionately affect populations in the developing world. Compared with the advanced economies, emerging economies will have gaps that will prove problematic for AI deployment, such as in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, digital skills and literacy, capital market maturity, funding for research and development (R&D), and legal and institutional frameworks to regulate new technologies. As a result, they face uphill challenges to nurture local innovation ecosystems, develop new digital industries, and prepare people for new kinds of employment. Jobs in many sectors are already undergoing a transformation. For instance, in electronics manufacturing, Foxconn, a major Apple and Samsung supplier, has reportedly replaced 60,000 workers with robots and now aims for full automation of its Chinese factories.