Thursday
September 17
2026

Report: GSMA Warns of Growing AI Divide as Smartphone Costs Rise in Emerging Markets

By Kay-Lyne Wolfenden

The GSMA warned that the world risks creating a new global divide between AI “haves” and “have-nots” unless urgent action is taken to address the digital divide and make smartphones affordable for billions of people in low- and middle-income countries.

Photo courtesy of Jerome Bossuet/CIMMYT.

Source: TechAfrica News (link opens in a new window)

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Technology
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artificial intelligence, data, digital inclusion, Digital Public Infrastructure