Can Uzbekistan Become a Leader in Ethical AI?
As AI adoption grows, explore how Uzbekistan’s startups and institutions are approaching data privacy, transparency, and bias mitigation.
Author
Sarvar Mutalov
Date Published
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing everything from customer service to medical diagnostics. But with great power comes great responsibility—especially when algorithms affect real lives.
In Uzbekistan, conversations around AI are becoming more nuanced. Startups are starting to implement fairness audits, while universities like INHA are adding modules on tech ethics and data governance.
Hackonnect’s policy roundtables have hosted debates on algorithmic bias, consent, and transparency, emphasizing the need for inclusive systems. One recurring question: how do we ensure that AI reflects local values without replicating global inequalities?
Some promising directions include building multilingual datasets, creating open-source audit tools, and forming advisory councils with ethicists, developers, and community voices.
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