Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our economies, labor markets and global balance of power. The present paper studies AI from geographical and geopolitical perspectives, drawing together findings from literature on the uneven spatial diffusion of AI and global competition over its development. This evidence indicates that AI influences are unevenly distributed, with greater intensity in urban, high-skill regions, and so amplify regional and socio-economic inequality. AI is also becoming an object of global politics, amplifying geopolitical competition between the US, China and the EU, who approach the development of the technology with different policy visions. This paper advocates for a multi-level perspective on the development of AI, ranging from local to global levels, to understand new forms of inequality, governance issues and security concerns.
Aishwarya Upadhye (Sun,) studied this question.