Under the theme Ethics in AI, the interactive session examined and unpacked how emerging economies can balance rapid AI adoption with responsible innovation, local relevance, and long-term governance frameworks.
A HIGH-LEVEL tech forum hosted in Nairobi by Aashna Jain, founder of AITHOS, brought together industry experts, investors, and academics to explore how ethics can be embedded at the core of artificial intelligence (AI) development and deployment across Africa and the Middle East.
Under the theme Ethics in AI, the interactive session examined and unpacked how emerging economies can balance rapid AI adoption with responsible innovation, local relevance, and long-term governance frameworks.
Delivering the keynote, Samuel Mbai, chief ICT officer, University of Nairobi, underscored the scale and urgency of AI transformation, noting that Africa must reposition itself from passive adoption to active ownership of AI systems.
“AI is shifting from adoption to ownership. With a potential contribution of over $15.7 trillion (more than R260trln) to the global economy, Africa must invest in infrastructure, talent, and policy to compete,” Mbai said.
