The paradigm shift toward equitable tech access across Africa | ’Gbenga Sesan

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3 possible futures for AI — which will we choose? | Alvin W. Graylin, Manoush Zomorodi

After decades working in technology across both the US and China, Alvin W. Graylin sees three possible paths for the future of AI: one where tech giants create a class of trillionaires, one where competition escalates into war or one where humanity builds and shares this technolo ...  Show more

The missing piece in climate action (it's not what you think) | Yi Li

When entrepreneur Yi Li cofounded Farmworks, she set out to build 1,000 climate-smart farms across Kenya, complete with dams, irrigation and organic fertilizers. The science was sound, but reality proved more complicated. Learn what she discovered about the missing ingredient beh ...  Show more

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