Expert seeks Africa’s participation in AI innovations
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By Ijeoma Olorunfemi
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, Mr Omoikhefe Aienloshan, has called on African governments to be part of the innovations around the AI technologies
Aienloshan made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, following the AI innovation tussle between the U.S. and China.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the U.S. and China have been in a tech war following new innovations by the Chinese targeted at upsetting the dominance of the America on AI.
According to the expert, there must be strategic investments in AI education, robust data policies and collaborations with both Eastern and Western tech powers.
He also underscored the need for African governments, innovators, and tech entrepreneurs to recognise the urgency of the moment.
“This AI competition is no longer just about who can create better technologies. it is about who can shape the future of global economies, industries, and even political landscapes.
“Africa cannot afford to sit on the sidelines while global superpowers determine the rules of the game.
“We have the talent, we have the innovation, but without the right infrastructure and forward-thinking policies, we will miss this crucial window of opportunity,” the founder if ZeroEdge and Gasnownow said.
According to him, Africa can engage as a key player in the AI space by investing in homegrown talent, fostering AI start-ups, and creating platforms that allowed African tech companies to collaborate with international partners
Aienloshan noted that with right investments in AI, service delivery could be boosted in sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, real estate, energy and potentially creating millions of new jobs.
“We must create an environment where AI innovation thrives across sectors. AI is not just for the elite, it is a tool that can drive inclusive economic growth if we harness its potential correctly,” he said.
Aienloshan stressed that the AI cold war revealed that the world was on the brink of a technological race with far-reaching political and economic implications.
NAN reports that the USA and China have been in a tech war because U.S. which had AI powerhouses like Open AI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, among others, banned the sales of semi conductor chips to China for years, in a bid to limit China’s AI capacity.
China, however, released an AI model, which according to users, is more powerful and up to date than anything the Americans have, that is, the DeepSeek-R1.
The Chinese additionally made the AI model open source, thereby making it available for download, fine tuning, altering to suit demands of the user.
The move by the Chinese over the week had made tech billionaires lose a combined amount of over 100 billion dollars in the value of AI companies on the American stock exchange market.
DeepSeek-R1, hailed as China’s most advanced AI system to date, has stunned experts worldwide with its capacity to process massive datasets at unprecedented speeds and solve complex problems across industries.
Many see it as a direct challenge to U.S. dominance in AI research, sparking concerns that the two superpowers could lock the rest of the world out of the most significant technological advancements of the 21st century.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Deji Abdulwahab
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