African Media Embraces AI Tools but Lacks Strategies, Expertise and Regulation to Support Them, Survey Finds
A new survey of African media organizations reveals a striking paradox: while generative AI has been adopted universally among respondents,…
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Only 21% of Nigerian Women Have Access to AI Tools, Analysts Warn at Abuja Forum
Only 21% of women in Nigeria have access to artificial intelligence technology and tools, a technology analyst warned Tuesday at…
Africa Education Summit Calls for Unified Continental Roadmap on EdTech as Ghana Showcases AI Classroom Tools
Ghana hosted the fourth Africa Education Summit in Accra from March 19-21, with delegates departing with a call for a…
Burkina Faso Launches AI Language Initiative to Build Tools in Moore, Dioula, Fulfuldé and Gulmancema
Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal and Electronic Communications is advancing its national digital strategy by prioritizing the integration…
Tanzania’s Filmmakers See Promise — and Peril — in AI-Powered Production Tools
Stakeholders in Tanzania’s film industry say artificial intelligence tools could reshape how movies are made in the country, particularly in…
Egypt Hosts Regional AI Summit, Unveils National Language Model and Suite of Homegrown Tools
Egypt concluded its first regional edition of the AI Everything Middle East & Africa Summit last week, marking a significant…
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta Bans Use of AI Tools Like ChatGPT for Interpreting the Quran
Cairo-based Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah, Egypt’s official Islamic advisory and judicial authority, has issued a fatwa prohibiting the use of artificial…
Ghana Partners With Google to Bring Local Language AI Tools Into Schools
The Ghanaian government has entered a strategic partnership with Google to integrate artificial intelligence tools in local languages into the…
AI Engineer Builds Tools to Help Hospitals Cut Avoidable Readmissions
As artificial intelligence increasingly influences decision-making in health care, its impact depends on how well it supports clinicians on the…
Holiday AI Use Surges as Young Consumers Turn to Digital Tools for Planning and Support
Global research from Kaspersky shows a marked rise in artificial intelligence use during the holiday season, with AI increasingly viewed…