Omo Naija, make we gist about this matter wey dey hot for town small. One big man for AI matter, Adeoye Abodunrin, don yarn plenty serious talk about how Africa go fit use artificial intelligence and no go turn the matter upside down for our people. He dey warn say if we no take time, AI go just dey benefit the big boys while the small ones dey suffer.
Abodunrin talk am for one media briefing wey happen for Lagos, say most AI plans wey dey come from obodo Africa dey too much focused on how to set infrastructure or collect software, but e no dey consider how we Nigerians and Africans dey think and behave. E say, “AI go only bring better life come us if our systems dey follow wetin dey inside our head, how we dey trust person, and the culture wey we carry.”
Im talk say if we no follow human behaviour when we dey design our AI policies, e go just be like person wey carry heavy load but no fit move am, because e no dey understand how to balance am. Behavioural economics go fit show governments how to create policies wey go really help people, especially for things like public health, education, and even tax. Abodunrin dey based on the Google and Ipsos report wey show say Nigerians dey use AI tools pass international average. Niney-three percent of we people dey use AI to learn things, while eighty-eight percent don even try chatbots wey no be small.
According to am, Nigerians dey fully embrace AI for their work, explore business opportunities and try the matter well well. E dey common say ninety-one percent of Nigerians dey believe say AI dey improve learning and access to knowledge. Abodunrin no forget to remind us say although dem dey use AI so plenty, that no mean say the thing dey deliver equality and better life for everybody.
“High adoption no mean say everybody dey benefit; if we no design better policies, some people go dey left behind,” e talk. Some of those wey fit feel this wahala nah dem wey no fit trust digital platforms or dem fit no fit read and write well. Na why he dey call African governments make dem add behavioural science into their AI strategies, so that AI go truly help everybody well, and no go be only for the rich and educated.”
As Adeoye don drop this matter, we dey watch am well-well, because we no wan make this AI matter be like the time wey dem bring internet come naija but people wey suppose benefit no fit use am well. E go really make sense if all these data wey dey for our hand fit turn into real opportunities for our people.
To conclude, Abodunrin dey shout out to our leaders make dem remember say, “In the AI era, behavioural insight no be optional; na im go carry us go where we suppose dey. AI suppose help us shine better light for our talents and strength, no be say e go widen the wahala wey dey ground.” Na so we go dey follow the story as e dey unfold!
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