Bhutan Steps Into the Digital Future With AI

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Once the last country in Asia to embrace television and the internet, Bhutan is now carving out a place in the world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Leading  the way is iMerit Bhutan, a subsidiary of a California-based company that has operated from Thimphu TechPark since 2019. The firm employs 140 Bhutanese nationals—65 per cent women—who train AI systems for industries such as autonomous vehicles, medical research, ecommerce, and satellite imaging.

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