Microsoft Warns Africa Risks Becoming AI Consumer, Cites Weak Adoption

Microsoft Warns Africa Risks Becoming AI Consumer Without Stronger Local Capacity

Microsoft has warned that Africa could end up consuming artificial intelligence technologies developed elsewhere without capturing enough of the economic value they create, as the continent’s adoption of generative AI continues to lag behind usage levels in the global North. Akua Gyekye, Microsoft’s Head of Government Affairs for Africa, raised the concern in Lagos on Thursday, citing data from the company’s Global AI Diffusion Report for the fi…

Nigeria, Africa Risk Becoming AI Consumers Without Local Capacity – Microsoft

Nigeria and other African countries risk becoming primarily consumers of artificial intelligence (AI) rather than creators and beneficiaries of the technology unless they urgently strengthen local capacity, infrastructure and innovation ecosystems, Microsoft has warned. Akua Gyekye, Head of Government Affairs for Africa at Microsoft, gave the warning on Thursday in Lagos, stressing that decisions being taken by African governments, businesses an…

Microsoft Warns Africa Risks AI Dependency

Microsoft has warned that Africa's slow adoption of artificial intelligence could leave the continent as a mere consumer of foreign technology rather than a creator. The post Microsoft Warns Africa Risks AI Dependency Over Innovation appeared first on Business Elites Africa.

Microsoft warns Africa risks becoming AI consumer, cites weak adoption

Microsoft has warned that Africa risks becoming primarily a consumer of artificial intelligence rather than a creator or beneficiary of it. The post Microsoft warns Africa risks becoming AI consumer, cites weak adoption appeared first on Nairametrics.