Calls grow to address global AI inequities

Insiders urged a shift toward localized, equitable approaches to artificial intelligence safety frameworks to counter what they called Western biases, at a webinar hosted by the Brookings Institution.

The event on Wednesday, titled "Globalizing Perspectives on AI Safety", highlighted how current AI systems often neglect linguistic diversity, cultural context and resource disparities in non-Western regions.

Participants in the webinar from Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Oceania listed the challenges that different regions face.