AI 4 Afrika

AI 4 Afrika

Exploring how AI and emerging technology can pave the way to more ethical futures and self expression for the Global Africa.

Episodes

  1. 09/09/2021

    Education 2121: Reimagining the Future of Education

    Explore what education looks like today, and how technologies like artificial intelligence are going to shape the future of education in 10 years, 50 years, and 100 years from now. Featured Speakers: Dr. Phillip Eaglin: Founder of Changing Expectations, a nonprofit that provides STEM programs for K-12 teachers and students in underserved communities in Texas. Jovan Rebolledo Mendez: Researcher, innovator, and inventor working to bring the intersection between AI with new technologies / improving AI accessibility to new fields, while applying exponential technologies in solving global grand challenges. Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks Jones: A dynamic theater nonprofit leader, award-winning educator, and holds a dual PhD in Education and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Founder of Burning Barriers Building Bridges Youth Theater (B4YT), providing support for artists aspiring to create positive change through their performance. Alex Tsado: Founder of Alliance of Africa’s Intelligence, ensuring African innovations get the chance to change millions of lives, and its people across the world are never again left behind during industrial revolutions. In this episode: 00:00 — Intro 6:40 — In what ways do you foresee education being different in 20 years from now? 14:20 — How can technologies like artificial intelligence provide opportunity for growth in education? 35:25 — How is AI technology being used in education throughout the African continent? 42:05 — Why is it vital to be a lifelong learner, now more than ever? 1:02:10 — What is the most radical future of education that you see? 1:04:00 — How can we create robots that can facilitate more robust conversations across difference? 1:10:35 — How can AI assistants help fill the void of human-to-human contact left by remote learning in the time of COVID? 1:12:00 — Closing

    1h 15m
  2. 08/30/2021

    Human 2121: Reimagining the Future of Humans

    This is an interdisciplinary brainstorm of the future of humans in 2121. Existing in a world with artificially intelligent beings, what is the role of humans one hundred years from now? Featured Speakers: Abran Maldonado, Entrepreneur, scholar and music industry veteran. CEO & Founder of the tech startup NuSkool https://createlabs.io/ Kishau Rogers, Technology Entrepreneur using computer science, systems thinking, and common sense to create intelligent human-centered solutions. Founder & CEO of Time Study. https://www.timestudy.co/ Anatola Araba, Storyteller, content creator, and futurist. Creator of Afro Algorithms, a 3D animated short film about AI and bias, and journalist at Hearst Magazines. http://www.anatolaaraba.com/ Tawanda Chabikwa, Interdisciplinary artist-scholar who’s work revolve around Black and Africana dance practices, practice-based research, and creative collaboration. https://www.embodiology.com/ What we discuss in this episode: 00:00 - Intro 6:36 - In what ways will roles formerly held by humans, be replaced by AI? 18:08 - In what ways will humans be strengthened by AI? 27:00 - Is there anything that should be off-limits to AI? 35:00 - Is it moral to bring back humans who have passed through AI? 38:00 - How data can recreate humans living and non-living. 59:00 - Is it dangerous to re-incarnate people through AI? 1:06:00 - How bringing back historical figures can lead to a breakthrough in education 1:07 - How can AI make us more human?

    1h 20m

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Exploring how AI and emerging technology can pave the way to more ethical futures and self expression for the Global Africa.