I'm now envisioning a sci-fi future where the AIs are an embodiment of xkcd #606. Far better than humans at mundane tasks but with significantly outdated cultural knowledge.
There are humans today that refer to Africa as the 'third world' even though it's a continent with countries more developed than some US states or European countries.
Significant outdated cultural knowledge seems the norm for humans too.
As someone in a US state with blackouts to our power grid, I'm wondering what more developed things you might be referring to and I might be missing out on.
Are they using "third world" in its original sense of non-alignment?