DIID 2023
DOI: 10.30682/diid8023d
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AI in Africa. Preliminary Notes on Design and Adoption

Muhammad Adamu,
Makuochi Nkwo

Abstract: The Authors attempt to show how the proliferation of AI-led initiatives across Africa denotes a potential rebirth of modern forms of imperialism. Building on the concept of digital colonialism, we point to how the "for good" rhetoric in the AI arena might have provided the invisible platform for the appropriation of social life for cultural dominance and control. By exploring the subtle power relations underpinning the design and adoption of AI systems in Africa, this note amplifies Kate Crawford's claim that … Show more

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