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Panel Title: Realities and Potential on the Africa Continent - Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) The panel suggests that there is a need for systemic changes to ensure that AI adoption in Africa benefits the continent's people and promotes economic growth, innovation, and development. #Speakers Justin Arenstein | CEO, Code for Africa Barbara Glover | Program Officer – African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD Vukosi Marivate | UP ABSA Chair of Data Science, University of Pretoria Kiito Shilongo | Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla Some key points mentioned by the panel include: - The importance of language as a catalyst for AI adoption in Africa - The need for guardrails and policies that ensure responsible AI development and deployment - The challenges of coordination between different countries, organizations, and stakeholders - The potential risks of AI being used to perpetuate social and economic inequalities - The need for normative frameworks and guidelines to promote ethical AI practices - The importance of human rights in the development and application of AI https://lnkd.in/eHH3Wsft #AI #africa #afrokwary

What do African governments need to understand about AI and Big Data in order to provide support? Ronald Osumba, Senior Political Advisor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, emphasises the transformative potential of these technologies in addressing critical issues across various sectors. But, the physical application of these technologies needs to be seen before the necessary support is arrived at. He spoke at a recent side-event organised by Qhala at the KICC that explored funding for AI in Africa. #AIRevolution #BigData #Innovation #AfricaRising #TechTransformation

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Yinka I. continues to blow our minds. We need an Africa pioneered by Africans who share the same thoughts and contextual reasoning with its problems. CDIAL.AI has already begun a mission impossible, utilizing the humungous capabilities of LLMs to delivering African languages in the most easy and accessible way (Generative & Conversational). A few years back, I was having a conversation with a friend about how my very own language (Ebira) is going into extinction due to travel and keeping up with the language when Pidgin & English is an easy adoption elsewhere. This is still a perplexing issue that gives me nightmares every time it comes across my mind. indigenius.ai has breached this gap and even promises a more exciting future as it pushes forward towards AGI in conversational AI in the African context. This is a realization that brings tears of joy. We will not only protect and preserve our dear African languages, but, we will even supercharge you with infinity stones from indigenius.ai where you can communicate freely with anyone on the African continent. More so, this will even help create a more integrated Pan-Africanism where language limitation knows no bounds. Indigenius is ushered through Web and Mobile platforms. It currently supports Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Pidgin, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu just to name a few. Come on Africa! It's time to build Africa by Africans for Africa. We can't wait to have you join us. https://indigenius.ai #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Africa #ConversationalAI #YourLocalLanguage #CDIAL.AI Shona Ọlálérè #AfricanLanguages #JoinUs

I always emphasize: Ukraine has great potential in the AI sector and can certainly become one of the industry leaders. However, this requires concerted efforts both internally and internationally. It’s crucial to share the success stories of Ukrainian projects and collaborations with leading international companies with the world. In my column for Forbes Ukraine, I highlighted three key steps that will help develop the Ukrainian AI market. 🇺🇦Read now in Ukrainian: https://lnkd.in/dkuPqQKQ

Everyone should get to share equally in the gains of AI. But how can we achieve that when, around the world, 2.7 billion people don’t have access to the internet? Ask Viamo Anything (AVA) is a generative AI-powered companion that operates through voice calls. This means that people without the internet can access advice on healthcare, agriculture and personal finance. Tomorrow we’re hosting an event with Viamo, digging into the tech, with a demo of how we’re already putting it to work in Zambia. Join us to learn more about the difference AI can make. We’re already using it for social good in 10 countries and we believe it can do much more. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eKmkfGpN 

📊 Closing data gaps: At IIASA we look at how #AI can help forecast disasters and improve #FoodSecurity in Africa. With all eyes on TEDxVienna, we highlight research by IIASA Research Group Leader Ian McCallum and his team. #TedVienna #TedAI Fascinating #citizenscience – meet Ian and find out more: https://lnkd.in/d93iAA68

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#AI for Good 📢 Webinar alert - Tues Aug 6th 📢 Learn about my company's genAI-powered Voice Companion, designed specifically for the 2.7 billion people who are still offline. AVA ("Ask Viamo Anything") is developed by Viamo and operates on the existing Viamo Platform (toll-free hotlines) which has up to 8 million monthly active users in Africa and Asia who access it through voice calls, even from basic, non-internet phones—no smartphone, internet, or literacy required! Questions welcome! #AIforgood #LLMs #democratizationofAI

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