Dar es Salaam, March 25 -- OVER the past months, Chinas AI model DeepSeek has gained global attention, reigniting discussions on inclusive AI development and improving access to AI services. As the wave of AI accelerates, bridging the global AI divide demands governance solutions, collaborative responses to challenges, and inclusive progress.

Every technological revolution brings both guiding stars and hidden reefs. “In our days, everything seems pregnant with its contrary,” noted Karl Marx during the Industrial Revolution. “The newfangled sources of wealth, by some strange weird spell, are turned into sources of want.”

The “paradox of wealth” takes on a new form in the era of AI. Today, the global AI...