* congratulates Kwara-born Engr. Abdulkareem on NFAI position
By Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has
stressed the need for all stakeholders to firmly push for ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with special focus on economic growth, trade, investment, and inclusivity without jeopardising the national interest.
The Governor made the call while
congratulating the newly inaugurated national executive committee of the Nigeria Foundation for Artificial Intelligence (NFAI).
NFAI is a creation of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) comprising experts from the academia, government, and industry to promote responsible use of AI in Nigeria.
The Governor specifically congratulated the Chairman/CEO of Plat Technologies Limited and State Chairman of NCS, Mallam Taofik Abdulkareem, a Kwaran, on his emergence as a member of the national executive council of the NFAI.
Governor AbdulRazaq urged the NFAI to actively pursue a national consensus on Internet governance and responsible use of the AI so that public interest and national security would supersede any other agenda.
He said: “There is no debate about whether or not AI has come to stay. That is foregone. But what must concern everyone is how to ensure that humanity is strengthened, and not destroyed, by AI,” the Governor said.
“It is my hope that NFAI will work with other stakeholders to build a national consensus about ensuring ethics and discipline in the digital space, particularly among the digital natives and digital immigrants alike.”