CNA AI boom could widen inequality worldwide, with Asia most at risk: UN agency report

The global AI disruption is being acutely felt in Asia, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The region now hosts more than half of the world’s AI users, but the study claims lower-income nations lack the infrastructure for any meaningful gains from the technology. The UNDP said unmanaged AI could deepen existing inequalities between countries, with this divide most visible in Asia, where countries differ widely in income levels, digital capacity and governance. Philip Schellekens, chief economist for Asia and the Pacific at UNDP, shares his thoughts on the report with CNA’s Asia Now.

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