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AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says

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AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says
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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8 per cent of the world's working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published Tuesday by Microsoft.

In the first quarter of 2026, 27.5 per cent of people aged 15-64 in developed countries used a generative AI tool, compared with 15.4 per cent in the developing world -- a gap that widened by 1.5 percentage points from the second h

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