"Amini founder and CEO Kate Kallot said her company is building computing power that will enable purpose-built AI solutions for Africa."
"The former Nvidia executive also predicted that AI will add $2.9 trillion to Africa's economy over the next five years as governments begin to view data and computing capacity as critical infrastructure, alongside roads and hospitals."
"As infrastructure investments grow, governments are demanding that large language models deployed in Africa actually reflect local realities, given that nearly a billion Africans are still offline while LLMs are trained on internet data, Kallot said. This new mindset of strategic partnerships has expanded from the governmental level to the private sector, and startups have emerged that will help shape the future of their countries and their economies, she said."
Amini is building computing power to enable purpose-built AI solutions for African markets. AI could add about $2.9 trillion to Africa’s economy over the next five years as governments begin treating data and computing capacity as critical infrastructure alongside roads and hospitals. Growing infrastructure investments are prompting demands that large language models reflect local realities, since nearly a billion Africans remain offline while LLMs are trained on internet data. Strategic public-private partnerships and startups are emerging to shape national futures and economies. The continent is developing efficient, responsible, and inclusive AI that is likely to be exported across the Global South in the coming decade.
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