Artificial Intelligence
Born In Africa And For Africans. Abena Is The Real African Voice Assistant AI
June 20, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Abena is primarily a female name of African – Akan of West African origin that means Born On Tuesday. Nana Ghartey developed Abena and launched the tech in April. Abena is the first African voice … read more
AI Is Detecting And Preventing Suicide Attempts On Bridges
June 30, 2021, 4:37 p.m.
Based on information from hours of CCTV footage and assessing details such as the hesitation of the person, the AI can then forecast a hazardous situation and immediately alert rescue teams, principal researcher Kim Jun-chul … read more
UNICEF Seeks To Provide Seed Funding To African Tech Startups
June 25, 2021, 11:05 a.m.
If you are a startup using Machine Learning (ML), Data Science (DS), or Artificial Intelligence (AI), registered in one of UNICEF’s program countries and have a working, open-source prototype (or you are willing to make … read more
AI App Puts New Life in Old Photos
June 8, 2021, 10:33 a.m.
"You will have a 'wow moment' when you see a treasured family photo come to life with Deep Nostalgia," Gilad Japhet, founder, and CEO of MyHeritage said in a statement. read more
Stop Calling Everything AI, Machine-Learning Pioneer Says
April 26, 2021, 10:53 a.m.
Michael I. Jordan explains why today’s artificial-intelligence systems aren’t actually intelligent read more
Ghana's Health-tech Startup, Zetta Emerges Winner Of Hacklab Hackathon 2021
April 13, 2021, 9:50 a.m.
Zetta is a health-tech startup combining the power of artificial intelligence with the richness of healthcare knowledge, data, and experience to detect early autism in children. read more