New Delhi, June 29 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) has ceased being just a technological development; now, AI is one of the main drivers of economic growth, geopolitical power, and security. The countries that dominate in terms of AI will shape the future global economy. However, despite the fact that AI changes the world dramatically, many countries of the Global South are the users rather than creators of AI technologies.

This disparity may result in a new digital divide, but not in terms of access to the internet; the digital gap is going to be about who creates AI, manages data, makes rules, and reaps economic benefits from the development of AI.

The economic implications are massive. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Devel...