---
id: "aiethics:lecture/perspectives-from-the-global-south"
type: "AI Ethics course lecture"
title: "Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from the Global South"
url: "https://aiethicscourse.org/lectures/perspectives-from-the-global-south"
authors: ["Fabro Steibel","Celina Bottino"]
summary: "In this module, Celina and Fabro discuss various global agendas for AI development, and why AI systems should take into consideration both local and global perspectives."
source: "AI Ethics: Global Perspectives (aiethicscourse.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from the Global South

A lecture of the course [AI Ethics: Global Perspectives](https://aiethicscourse.org/).

## Lecturers

- Fabro Steibel, Executive Director, ITS Rio
- Celina Bottino, Project Director, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio)

## About this lecture

How do we compare advances in AI systems around the world? What lessons can the Global South bring the Global North, and vice versa? In this module, Celina and Fabro discuss various global agendas for AI development, focusing on the importance of fundamental issues for AI Systems, such infrastructure and connectivity. From housing to health, from maps to education, all AI systems should take both local and global perspectives into consideration.

## Video and transcript

- Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8utyImyN0M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8utyImyN0M)
- Transcript (PDF): [https://aiethicscourse.org/img/04963744-29b3-453c-8073-a6218486fe03.pdf](https://aiethicscourse.org/img/04963744-29b3-453c-8073-a6218486fe03.pdf)

## Read, watch, and listen

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