RFC-029: AU Continental AI Strategy — African-Centric Governance — 7. Power Asymmetry Safeguards

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7. Power Asymmetry Safeguards

7.1 The Problem

African nations often deploy AI built by foreign providers (US, EU, China). The governance challenge: how to ensure these systems serve African interests when the provider has no obligation to African governance frameworks?

7.2 AIGP Mechanism

When african_context.active == true and the AI provider is non-African:

{
  "provider_assessment": {
    "provider_jurisdiction": "US",
    "provider_subject_to_au_strategy": false,
    "local_representation": true,
    "local_accountability_mechanism": "Kenya ICT Authority complaint mechanism",
    "data_extraction_risk": "MEDIUM",
    "knowledge_transfer_commitment": true,
    "local_capacity_building": "Training program for 50 local AI engineers",
    "equitable_partnership": true
  }
}

7.3 Rules

{
    "id": "AU-006",
    "name": "EQUITABLE_PARTNERSHIP",
    "basis": "Continental AI Strategy, Cooperation Principle",
    "condition": "provider_jurisdiction NOT IN AU_MEMBER_STATES AND african_context.active",
    "action": "REQUIRE evidence of equitable partnership, knowledge transfer, and local accountability",
}

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