Developing countries would be wise to pursue deliberate sequencing before embracing automation. That is because embedding AI in fragmented and outdated administrative systems and sectors with stagnant productivity will most likely eliminate middle-skill jobs without creating new engines of growth.
LIBREVILLE – The dominant narrative about AI is move fast or fall behind. Governments are urged to adopt the technology quickly, scale it aggressively, and regulate it lightly, as if speed itself were a development strategy.
