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restofworld.orgARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are dividing their AI investments between the two superpowers rather than choosing one over the other.
CHINA LEDUZBEKISTANLEIDEN UNIVERSITYAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
Apple’s high-end models cost more in markets like India and Turkey owing to high taxes and import duties.
KOREACHINAHUAWEIVIVO
GENERATIVE AI AND FOUNDATION MODELS
Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their daily jobs — one prompt, workflow, and local problem at a time.
BENGALURULAGOSUNIVERSITY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUPS
OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.
GOOGLEMICROSOFT
GENERATIVE AI AND FOUNDATION MODELS
Squeezed by a stagnant economy and state directives, China's underemployed lawyers, architects, and engineers are taking cheap gig work to teach AI their exact trades — just to pay this month's mortgage.
CHINAALIBABAJESSICA