Apr 28, 2025
Mitigating AI-Driven Income Inequality in Africa LMICs
Sylvia Nanfuka Kirumira, Stephen Njiguwa Macharia
Summary
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This project examines how Transformative AI (TAI) could reshape economic growth in African labor markets, potentially deepening inequality if its benefits are not equitably distributed. As AI automates processes and shifts workforce dynamics, understanding its AI distribution effects is crucial to preventing disproportionate gains among a few while leaving others behind. The study employs macroeconomic modeling to assess market dynamics, tracing AI’s impact on labor and capital concentration. Additionally, case studies of past technological disruptions provide insights into successful policy interventions that mitigated inequality. Stakeholder surveys with African policymakers, entrepreneurs, and workers help contextualize AI’s economic influence and identify pathways for equitable adaptation. Expected outcomes include a predictive model for AI-driven inequality trends, a policy toolkit supporting reskilling and localized AI adoption, and an open-access dataset capturing AI’s labor market effects in LMICs.
Cite this work:
@misc {
title={
Mitigating AI-Driven Income Inequality in Africa LMICs
},
author={
Sylvia Nanfuka Kirumira, Stephen Njiguwa Macharia
},
date={
4/28/25
},
organization={Apart Research},
note={Research submission to the research sprint hosted by Apart.},
howpublished={https://apartresearch.com}
}