DOHA: The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) risks creating a new global divide in computing power, potentially widening inequalities between developed and developing nations, particularly those in the Global South, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said.
He said the emerging “compute divide” was becoming an increasingly pressing concern as countries raced to harness AI technologies while facing unequal access to the computing resources needed to support their development.
Fahmi said the issue went beyond the traditional digital divide, which largely focused on access to internet connectivity and digital services.
“One of the messages that we heard is particularly interesting, that we’re not only talking about connectivity divide or digital divide. It’s really becoming a compute divide.
