Solving for the visibility challenge: AI in the Global South

As AI transforms economies and societies around the world, billions of people remain invisible to the systems that power it, not because they lack data, but because the ways they live, work, and communicate aren’t seen as valuable. This conversation explores how innovators across the Global South are challenging those assumptions. From building datasets in underrepresented languages to capturing local knowledge and recognizing informal economic activity, these leaders are expanding the data foundations so that more people can participate and benefit.