Can Africa build its own AI ecosystem?
Diverse languages and poor infrastructure remain a challenge, while data sovereignty and local innovation are key to making it work.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the world - from healthcare to finance, agriculture to education. But in Africa, the stakes are different. How do we make sure AI isn鈥檛 just another import but is something built for Africans, by Africans?
With so many languages, infrastructure gaps, and the need to protect our own data, building a truly African AI comes with big challenges, but also huge opportunities.
Africa Daily鈥檚 Alan Kasujja speaks to Ambassador Philip Thigo, Kenya鈥檚 Special Envoy on Technology, to unpack what it will take to own our digital future鈥攖ackling everything from data sovereignty to local innovation.
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