【全非资讯·非洲】Africa (非洲): Ai (艾)

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国际货币基金组织（IMF）周二发布的一份报告显示，如果各国政府对电力、互联网连接和数字技能进行巨额投资，人工智能（AI）有望在未来十年内将撒哈拉以南非洲的经济产出提高约4%。\n\n该基金组织的专家表示，如果没有这些改革，该地区从AI革命中获得的收益将微乎其微，生产力增幅甚至只有0.2%。\n\n正当全球政府和企业纷纷投资数据中心、能源系统和数字基础设施以利用AI时，撒哈拉以南非洲仍然是该技术普及准备最不足的地区之一。IMF的数据显示，除了南亚，该地区的AI准备程度落后于全球其他所有地区。\n\nIMF的AI准备度指数将这一差距归咎于薄弱的数字基础设施、技术人才短缺以及有限的监管能力，这些因素既制约了AI的采用，也限制了各国应对劳动力市场冲击的能力。\n\n报告写道：对撒哈拉以南非洲而言，核心问题并非技术颠覆的风险，而是各国能否足够快地采用、适应和推广AI，以获取其带来的益处并避免进一步落后。\n\n可靠的电力供应仍然是最大的障碍之一。IMF指出，该地区约有一半人口缺乏可靠的电力供应，并建议有针对性地投资国家电网以及服务于学校、医疗机构和其他公共机构的小型电网，以建立本地数字枢纽。\n\n互联网接入是另一个主要制约因素。2024年，仅有38%的非洲人使用互联网，而全球平均水平为68%。报告称，扩展光纤骨干网络和开放接入的宽带基础设施将有助于降低成本并改善连接。

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人工智能有望在未来十年内将 Sub-Saharan Africa (撒哈拉以南非洲) 的经济产出提高约百分之四，但前提是各国政府在电力、互联网连接和数字技能方面进行大量投资。International Monetary Fund (国际货币基金组织) 在周二发布的一份报告中如是说。

据the Fund (基金组织) 专家表示，若无这些改革，该地区将仅能从人工智能革命中获得微薄收益，生产力增幅可能低至0.2%。

在全球各国政府和企业大力投资数据中心、能源系统和数字基础设施，以抓住人工智能（AI）发展机遇之际，撒哈拉以南非洲（Sub-Saharan Africa）仍然是应对这项技术广泛应用准备最不足的地区之一。国际货币基金组织（IMF）表示，该地区在人工智能（AI）准备度方面落后于世界其他所有地区，仅领先于南亚（South Asia）。

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Artificial intelligence could increase Sub-Saharan Africa's economic output by about four percent over the next decade, but only if governments make substantial investments in electricity, internet connectivity and digital skills, the International Monetary Fund said in a report released Tuesday.

Without those reforms, the region would capture only marginal gains from the AI revolution, with productivity increasing by as little as 0.2 percent, according to experts at the Fund.

As governments and companies around the world invest heavily in data centers, energy systems and digital infrastructure to capitalize on AI, Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the least prepared regions for widespread adoption of the technology. According to the IMF, the region trails every part of the world except South Asia in AI readiness.

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The IMF's AI Preparedness Index attributes the gap to weak digital infrastructure, shortages of technical skills and limited regulatory capacity, factors that constrain both AI adoption and countries' ability to manage labor market disruptions.

"For Sub-Saharan Africa, the central concern is not the risk of technological disruption, but whether countries will be able to adopt, adapt and scale AI quickly enough to capture its benefits and avoid falling further behind," reads the report.

Reliable electricity remains one of the biggest obstacles. About half of the region's population lacks dependable access to power, the IMF said, recommending targeted investments in national grids and mini-grids serving schools, health facilities and other public institutions to create local digital hubs.

Internet access is another major constraint. Only 38 percent of Africans were using the internet in 2024, compared with a global average of 68 percent. Expanding fiber-optic backbone networks and open-access broadband infrastructure would help lower costs and improve connectivity, the report said.

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