Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, when applied well, could help in addressing key global challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, these potential benefits will not materialize automatically. The use of AI also carries significant risks, such as disruption to job markets and economies, loss of cultural diversity, new AI-enabled digital weapons that increase misinformation and surveillance, and threats to human rights and democracy. While AI systems could support the achievement of many of the SDGs , they could also impede the achievement of others and increa…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean considers the digital divide to be one of the structural gaps reflected in the development models of Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite the expansion of digital connectivity and equipment, gaps remain with regard to access, use of digital tools and especially competences that would allow the entire population to benefit from the opportunities of the digital age. It is essential to invest in people and their education from childhood to address this gap and advance towards digital inclusion as part of inclusive social development.…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) incluye la brecha digital entre las brechas estructurales de los modelos de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. A pesar de las mejoras en materia de conectividad y equipamiento digital, todavía existen brechas de acceso, uso de herramientas digitales y, especialmente, competencias que impiden que todos puedan beneficiarse de las oportunidades de la era digital. Para poder cerrar estas brechas y avanzar hacia la inclusión digital en el marco de un desarrollo social inclusivo, es fundamental invertir en las personas y en su form…