Artificial Intelligence and African Studies
Artificial intelligence, African studies, and the implications of AI for African civilizations and the comparative study of civilizations
Gloria Emeagwali’s “Artificial Intelligence and African Studies” in v94 is the most explicit CCR engagement with the question of how AI will reshape the comparative study of civilizations and the position of African civilizations in particular. The article explores how AI technologies can be deployed in African studies research, the implications of AI for African economies, and the role of African scholars in setting AI research agendas.
The article is paired with Inbar Gotlib-Rivkin’s “An Academic Civilization?” in the same volume, which asks whether the contemporary university system is itself a civilization and how AI might transform it.
Source summaries:
- v94 (Spring 2026) — Gloria Emeagwali, “Artificial Intelligence and African Studies”; Inbar Gotlib-Rivkin, “An Academic Civilization?” (v94)