Opinion by: Gaurav Sharma, CEO of io.net 

Artificial intelligence may be in its early days, but it has already delivered significant scientific and technological breakthroughs across the developed world. Unfortunately, these developments have come at a cost: the dangerous centralization of AI.

On data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/konstantinebuhler/2025/04/10/ai-50-2025-ai-agents-move-beyond-chat/?ctpv=searchpage” rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>Forbes’ 2025 list of the top 50 private AI companies, all are based in the developed world, with 80% in the US. 

AI remains skewed toward well-capitalized tech giants in the developed world. 

For many in emerging economies, the price of entry to the AI…

Opinion by: Gaurav Sharma, CEO of io.net 

Artificial intelligence may be in its early days, but it has already delivered significant scientific and technological breakthroughs across the developed world. Unfortunately, these developments have come at a cost: the dangerous centralization of AI.

On data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/konstantinebuhler/2025/04/10/ai-50-2025-ai-agents-move-beyond-chat/?ctpv=searchpage” rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>Forbes’ 2025 list of the top 50 private AI companies, all are based in the developed world, with 80% in the US. 

AI remains skewed toward well-capitalized tech giants in the developed world. 

For many in emerging economies, the price of entry to the AI…