The danger in the Global South’s pursuit of AI as a magical cure

Global Analysis by Policy Wire: Much Western discourse on artificial intelligence has lately focused on establishing safeguards and installing guardrails against powerful new AI systems, algorithmic...

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April 17, 2026 One Min Read

Global Analysis by Policy Wire:

Much Western discourse on artificial intelligence has lately focused on establishing safeguards and installing guardrails against powerful new AI systems, algorithmic bias, the collusion of governments and tech oligarchs, and rising related environmental costs.
The growing AI backlash in the West has been labelled a “botlash” in a recent commentary by Stanford University’s Marietje…

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