Importance of communities in the development of AI in Africa

@eliaswalyba president @galsenai

Baamtu #ThinkDataDay 2020

One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals.

– Jean Vanier

But hey ... what's AI ?

This Is Not AI !

This Is AI

AI is about making technology sufficiently advanced to help us solve our biggest problems. It's not about creating problems.

But before turning to concerns about some of the possible side effects from AI, I want to start with the biggest worry I have about it: that we do not have enough of AI.

 

- Jason Furman

• More Data
• Better Algorithms
• Faster Computing

Every Nation Needs To Develop And Benefit From AI

And Africa Has An Imperative Need To Be On The Map

Oxford Government AI Readiness

Africa Need To Be Ready

The great bang of communities

Shout out to Masakhane

Shout out to Masakhane

A community researchers, engineers, students, entrepreneurs who work for the development of artificial intelligence in Senegal and Africa.

Created in October 2018, GalsenAI has now more than 2000 participants.

Our objectives

• Popularization of AI
• Training in different areas of AI
• Research and development
• Networking

Nos activités

• Meetups
• Workshops
• Bootcamps
• Training and supervision
• Research and Development

Nos sponsors / mentors

Quelques chiffres de GalsenAI

• +2000 participants
• +15 conférences et workshops
• +500 personnes formées
• +50 jeunes encadrés dans le cadre de leurs travaux

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AI
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