Too many councils and advisory boards still consist mostly of people based in Europe or the United States […] This lack of regional diversity reflects the current concentration of AI research [artificial intelligence]: 86% of papers published at AI conferences in 2018 were attributed to authors in East Asia, North America, or Europe. And fewer than 10% of references listed in AI papers published in these regions are to papers from another region. Patents are also highly concentrated: 51% of AI patents published in 2018 were attributed to North America.
Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/14/1008323/ai-ethics-representation-artificial-intelligence-opinion/?itm_source=parsely-api
