Rwanda’s ICT Minister, Paula Ingabire, warns that Africa risks embedding inequality into its future if it continues relying on AI systems developed abroad. Speaking at the 4th East African Community (EAC) Science, Technology and Innovation Conference, Ingabire cautioned that the continent is not yet in control of the technologies shaping its economies, health systems, and governance. “The greatest risk is remaining consumers of AI systems built elsewhere. Systems trained on foreign data may misdiagnose patients, misread markets, and misclassify crops,” she said.Read More