Their god is not our god - The Continent
African AI researchers warn against Silicon Valley’s ‘artificial intelligence’ hype. They also talk of the imperative for Africans to build their own AI future.
Prompt this computer program to describe itself and it says it is “just like talking to a knowledgeable friend”. Released by San Francisco-based company OpenAI in November, ChatGPT mimics human conversation, instantly responding to anything you type into its chatbox. It can tell you a joke and compose song lyrics; it can draft your presentation notes and offer relationship advice. You think of “it” but it refers to itself in the first person — “I”. ChatGPT works seamlessly with OpenAI’s other flagship product: Dall-E, which can make any pictures and illustrations that you describe with…
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