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Violent attacks. The Boko Haram crisis. Fighting over land. Economic insecurity. There are many dangers facing the people of Nigeria. What is it like for parents, teachers and children to live with these threats?
“We don’t have peace of mind. We never know what could happen, whether we’re at home or on our farm or elsewhere. You can be attacked anywhere nowadays,” said Aishatu Musa, mother of four (pictured above).
(UN News)* —AI looks set to be transformative for us all, but it also brings a real risk of job losses and widening social and economic divides. UN experts are focusing on how to manage that transition, to ensure the benefits of the technology outweigh the threats.
Whether you are a “doomer” or a “boomer” on the subject, it’s impossible to ignore AI, which is seeping into every corner of our personal and professional lives.
The UN has been banging the drum for a “people-first” approach to the subject for years now.
UN Secretary-General António Guterreswarned the Security Councilback in 2024 that the fate of humanity “must never be left to the ‘black box’ of an algorithm,”and that people must always retain oversight and control over AI decision-making to ensure that human rights are upheld.
HUMAN WRONGS WATCH 