Artificial intelligence: where is Africa at?
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Artificial intelligence can allow Africa to move forward on crucial issues, but must be supervised to avoid abuses.
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By: Clémentine Pawlotsky
1 min
Artificial intelligence was on the menu at the World Peace Forum, organized from November 11 to 13, 2021, in Paris.
The event brought together heads of state, business leaders and representatives of civil society from around the world.
On the African continent, more and more private players are betting on this technology of the future, but the use of artificial intelligence remains generally timid.
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So where does Africa stand?
Which countries are the most advanced in this sector?
And what are the main challenges accompanying its development?
Decryption with
:
- Alain Kiyindou
, Professor of Information and Communication Sciences
at Bordeaux Montaigne University
, holder of the
Unesco Chair Emerging Practices in Technologies and Communication for Development
, he edited the book
Artificial Intelligence.
Issues and challenges for Africa
(
+ editions
), and author of the book
Artificial Intelligence.
Practices and challenges for development
(
Harmattan
)
- Seydina Moussa Ndiaye
, Professor of Computer Science at the
Virtual University of Senegal
, President of the Senegalese Association for Artificial Intelligence.
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