Brent Anders describes the Caribbean's AI position as a regional coordination challenge rather than a race to build a frontier model. He points to Anguilla's .ai domain, UNESCO readiness work, government policy, university programs and worker upskilling as connected pieces of a locally relevant strategy.
The region's priorities reflect its economic and environmental context. Tourism, healthcare, education, sustainability and national development are presented as practical application areas, while proposed data-center growth is paired with solar and other lower-impact energy projects.
Anders reports from Jamaica's Innovation with a Purpose Summit, which brought together educators, researchers, policy makers and technology representatives. Panels covered healthcare, tourism, enterprise, sustainability and educational technology, with an emphasis on moving from task forces toward implementation.
His keynote focused on higher education in the AI era. He argues that institutions should shift from lectures, knowledge transfer and grades toward experiential learning, AI-augmented personalization, demonstrated competence, portfolios, flexible credentials and learner-centered paths.
The central message is that AI adoption is about people and institutional capability, not technology alone. Anders credits the Mico University College and its partners for developing faculty AI literacy early and urges other regions to prepare students for judgment, creativity, verification and lifelong learning. Promotional book and certificate-course requests are omitted from this summary.
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