Tomas Lamanauskas, the deputy secretary-general of the UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU), warned that unequal access to artificial intelligence (AI) risks widening the gap between rich and poor countries, potentially deepening existing social and economic inequalities. Speaking at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum in Doha on Sunday, Lamanauskas highlighted that developing countries face significant barriers to benefiting from the AI revolution, with disparities already evident in digital infrastructure and AI adoption rates. He noted that bridging the digital infrastructure gap would require an estimated $2.8 trillion in investment by 2030.