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The African Journal of Information and Communication
On-line version ISSN 2077-7213
Print version ISSN 2077-7205
Abstract
GWAGWA, Arthur et al. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Deployments in Africa: Benefits, Challenges and Policy Dimensions. AJIC [online]. 2020, vol.26, pp.1-28. ISSN 2077-7213. http://dx.doi.org/10.23962/10539/30361.
The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is proliferating on the African continent, but policy responses are still at their early stages. This article provides an overview of the main elements of AI deployment in Africa, Al's core benefits and challenges in African settings, and Al's core policy dimensions for the continent. It is argued that for AI to build, rather than undermine, socio-economic inclusion in African settings, policymakers need to be cognisant of the following key dimensions: gender equity, cultural and linguistic diversity, and labour market shifts.
Keywords : artificial intelligence (AI); Africa; automated decision-making (ADM); natural language processing (NLP); inclusion; gender; linguistic diversity; labour; policy; policymaking.