1.0Digital Sciencehttps://www.digital-science.comHélène Drauxhttps://www.digital-science.com/blog/author/h-drauxdigital-science-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wspK951IDW"><a href="https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2023/12/fragmentation-of-ai-research-a-blog-series/">Fragmentation of AI research: a blog series</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2023/12/fragmentation-of-ai-research-a-blog-series/embed/#?secret=wspK951IDW" width="600" height="338" title="“Fragmentation of AI research: a blog series” — Digital Science" data-secret="wspK951IDW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.digital-science.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FragmentationAI_intro-2.jpg10241024AI research has become fragmented across disciplines, geography, and policy. Specialised subfields rarely collaborate, limiting spread of innovations from one area to others. Concentration in high-income countries also excludes global perspectives while policies created in AI hubs may not transfer. Government regulations remain disjointed as well. In 2022 most countries lacked AI strategies, with existing policies conflicting across jurisdictions, ranging from promoting competitiveness to ethics. Overall this disciplinary, geographic, and policy division hampers coordination across all of AI.