‘Half world can’t access AI’: Tech leaders call for inclusion, warn of economic disruption
Artificial intelligence is transforming global productivity, but nearly half the world’s population remains unable to use it because they lack electricity, internet, or digital skills. “There’s 8.1 billion people in
Advocates Warn Broadband Gains at Risk Without Sustainable Consumer Subsidy
Digital Divide Panel links ACP lapse to rising disconnections and affordability strain. Photo of panel (from left): Revati Prasad, executive director, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society; Adeyinka Ogunlegan, vice president of
Experts warn AI could widen digital divide in the Philippines
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the Philippine economy, but without urgent reforms it could also widen the country’s digital divide, experts warned during the 11th Annual Public
AI Automation Eroding Human Skills, Stifling Innovation: Experts Warn
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, a growing chorus of experts is sounding the alarm on a subtle yet profound threat: skill erosion. As AI systems automate routine
Police warn about online cheats claiming to be fire victims
Police on Sunday night warned the public not to be fooled by posts on social media falsely claiming to be made by victims of the recent wildfire that tore through
Half of UK low-income families face summer digital exclusion, teachers warn
More than half of low-income families across the UK say their children struggle to access devices or stable internet outside school, with the summer holidays leaving many cut off from
Digital Skills Advocates Warn BEAD Changes Undermine Workforce Training
Digital Inclusion ‘This is a real loss:’ Panelists say cuts threaten progress on digital and AI skills training Photo of, from left to right: Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, Senior Fellow at National
Digital Skills Advocates Warn BEAD Changes Undermine Workforce Training
The adoption of digital workforce skills is more crucial than ever, panelists said at the Speeding BEAD Summit. But recent changes to the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program may eliminate funding