Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'
- Kate Kallot, CEO of Amini, aims to make the company the ‘operating system for the Global South’ by building data infrastructure for AI applications in emerging economies.
- Kallot stated that emerging economies should focus on applied AI innovation instead of fundamental research.
- Kallot emphasized the need to develop data infrastructure in Africa, Latin America, and South-East Asia, where data is still analogue, scattered, and unstructured.
- Today's critical infrastructure includes developing data systems that enable countries to transition to digital and AI.
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Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'
Away from the heady rush to build ultra-capable, sci-fi style artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, ambitious Nairobi-based startup Amini AI is betting on the technology addressing emerging countries' prosaic problems in the here and now.
Nairobi startup’s bid to be ‘operating system for global South’
Away from the heady rush to build ultra-capable, sci-fi style artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, ambitious Nairobi-based startup Amini AI is betting on the technology addressing emerging countries' prosaic problems in the here and now. Chief executive Kate Kallot aims for Amini -- still a relatively small firm with $6 million in funding and 25
Nairobi Startup's Bid To Be 'Operating System For Global South'
Away from the heady rush to build ultra-capable, sci-fi style artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, ambitious Nairobi-based startup Amini AI is betting on the technology addressing emerging countries' prosaic problems in the here and now.
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