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Accra. An artificial intelligence research laboratory inaugurated by Google in Ghana, the first of its kind in Africa, will tackle challenges across the continent, researchers said.
The US tech giant said the capital's laboratory, Accra, would solve economic, political and environmental problems.
"Africa has many challenges where the use of AI could be beneficial, sometimes even more than in other places," said AFP Moustapha Cisse, head of artificial intelligence Google in Accra , at the official opening of this center. Similar research centers have already opened in cities around the world, including Tokyo, Zurich, New York and Paris. The new lab, said Cisse, will use the AI to develop solutions in the areas of health, education and agriculture, such as the diagnosis of certain types of crop diseases .
Cisse, an expert from Senegal, said he hoped that specialized engineers and researchers in artificial intelligence would collaborate with local organizations and decision-makers.
Google is collaborating with universities and start-ups from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa to strengthen regional AI development, he said.
"We just need to make sure the right education and opportunities are in place," he said.
"That's why Google sponsors many of these young people for their degrees … in order to develop a new generation of artificial intelligence developers."
Other technology companies, including Facebook, have launched initiatives in Africa and demographics is a key driver of motivation.
The population of Africa is estimated at 1.2 billion people, 60% of whom are under 24 years of age. In 2050, the UN estimates that the population will double to 2.4 billion. (AFP)
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