Cables, Code, and Control: Blueprint for Africa’s Own AI Revolution
Cables, Code, and Control: Blueprint for Africa’s Own AI Revolution
“We must mandate that any hyper-scale data center built in Africa must co-invest in Africa. We're talking local clean energy; we're talking transmission because you cannot pump and use up our electricity, cannot come and use up our resources without a symbiotic benefit for us.”
#PanAfricanFrequency sat down with Oluwaseun Ogunmola, artificial intelligence thought leader and co-founder of AI in Africa, to dissect the silent scramble for the continent's digital future by asking, who will control Africa's AI infrastructure, and at what cost?
Tune in to hear his unflinching breakdown of data colonialism, the true price of foreign-owned data centers, and the concrete path from digital dependency to genuine sovereignty.
The question we leave you with: How can Africa ensure it’s not just adopting external technologies but actively investing in the development of its own indigenous AI capabilities? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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