Pierre raised the issue during Saint Lucia's national statement at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, placing technology alongside climate change, debt and international inequality as challenges requiring greater global cooperation.
The United Nations' account of Pierre's address notes that he cautioned that artificial intelligence could widen the “gap between the powerful and the vulnerable.”
The warning raises an important development question for small countries such as Saint Lucia.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing education, business, healthcare, financial services, tourism, government administration and the global labour market.
However, access to the computing infrastructure, data, investment, research capabilities and specialist skills required to develop and deploy advanced AI remains uneven internationally.
For developing countries, the challenge therefore extends beyond simply gaining access to new technology.
Governments must also prepare workers and students with skills relevant to an economy in which artificial intelligence is expected to play an increasingly significant role.
Pierre's comments on technology formed part of a wider argument that small island states are frequently affected by global decisions and systems over which they exercise limited influence.
He told the General Assembly that Saint Lucia is responding by educating its people and ensuring their skills remain relevant.
The issue consequently connects the international debate over artificial intelligence with Saint Lucia's domestic investment in education, digital transformation and skills development.
As AI becomes embedded across more industries, the policy challenge for small developing states will increasingly be whether they participate meaningfully in the new economic opportunities being created or remain primarily consumers of technologies developed and controlled elsewhere.
Pierre's intervention places that question on Saint Lucia's development agenda while calling for a global technological transition that does not deepen existing inequalities.