Global South Tackles AI Challenges, India Leads Inclusive Solutions

• Global South stakeholders discussed AI scaling, societal impact, and collaborative opportunities at the Carnegie Global Technology Summit Innovation Dialogue 2025.
• Speakers highlighted the Global South's collective influence, leveraging data, population, and resources, and the need for South-South cooperation in AI development.
• Key areas for AI application include expanding literacy for women/youth, improving maternal health with tools like Sakhi, and developing foundational models for linguistic diversity.
• India is positioned as a unique test bed for large-scale AI deployment, focusing on use cases in agriculture, education, and healthcare, supported by language technology and data infrastructure.
• Initiatives like IndiaAI Mission and AI4Bharat aim to democratize AI development, making GPUs accessible and creating open models for 22 Indian languages.

Why It Matters: Global South drives inclusive AI development, offering solutions for global impact.