Thanks to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Caribbean and other developing countries have the potential to accelerate their development and economic diversification, as well as increase competitiveness through technologies such as AI and the Internet of Things.

With Dr Curtis Charles, of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Five Islands Campus, and a key driver of the UWI Five Islands AI Research Conference, we discuss:

* the upcoming 2025 AI Research Conference scheduled for the end of June;

* the AI-related opportunities that Caribbean countries should more aggressively pursue;

* ways in which Caribbean countries can to truly capitalise on the opportunities AI brings; and

* where Caribbean countries should be putting their AI investment dollars.

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Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell

Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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