Nations like Kenya are looking to scale up their ability to meet Africa’s artificial intelligence needs. Recently, the likes of Zambia, Zimbabwe and most recently Ghana turned down deals to store citizens’ data in the United States. For France, a summit like the Africa Forward one in the Kenyan capital Nairobi is an opportunity to offer a third way between US and Chinese tech. We bring you a special edition of The Debate from the summit in Nairobi.
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Interesting that Ghana turned down a data storage deal with the US—feels like a push for digital sovereignty, but are we ready to host that data ourselves?
France pitching a ‘third way’ between US and Chinese tech sounds good on paper, but will it bring real infrastructure or just more talk at summits like Africa Forward?
Kenya stepping up for AI is promising, but without reliable electricity and internet in rural areas, a lot of this feels like putting the cart before the horse.
Zambia and Zimbabwe rejecting US data deals is bold, but I worry we’re sacrificing potential investment for principles we can’t yet back up with local capacity.
The scramble for AI resources sounds like a new colonial gold rush—are we really controlling our own data or just choosing between different foreign masters?
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