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The future of AI research is in Africa | MIT Technology Review

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In the last few years, the machine-learning community has blossomed, applying the technology to challenges like food security and health care.

The future of AI research is in Africa | MIT Technology Review Skip to Content Sitting in a hotel lobby in Tangier, Morocco, Charity Wayua laughs as she recounts her journey to the city for a conference on technology and innovation. After starting her trip in Nairobi, Kenya, where she leads one of IBM’s two research centers in Africa, she had to fly past her destination for a layover in Dubai, double back to Casablanca, and then take a three-and-a-half-hour drive to Tangier. What would have been a seven- to eight-hour direct flight was instead a nearly 24-hour odyssey. This is not unusual, she

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