"Whoever controls AI controls the world."
In this episode of Limitless Africa, we explore how Africa is adapting to and innovating with artificial intelligence, from flood-resistant crops to life-saving medical imaging tools. Claude Grunitzky and Dimpho Lekgeu speak to AI leaders on the continent who are not just training models, but training people. We meet innovators like Darlington Akogo, who is using AI to double food yields and improve health diagnostics in Ghana. We hear from Tholang Mathopa, who has already trained 4,000+ women in AI across ten African countries. And Adewale Yusuf breaks down why it’s not just about skills, it’s about power, representation, and survival.
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🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:
1.34 What Putin thinks about AI
2.00 How AI can double food production on a farm
2.44 Why AI could help cut lines at the doctor
4.13 How AI resembles a baby
9.10 Africa could benefit from the AI revolution
9.48 How American companies are training African talent
10.29 The infrastructure that's the most vital
12.18 The American attitude to risk
💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:
"No one needs AI more than the global South, especially Africa."
"People will have the power within their own hands to make a difference, to make a change in their own communities using technology."
" We've always known US investor to take risk and to bet in the future."
🌍 ABOUT LIMITLESS AFRICA
The podcast that asks how Africans and Americans can work together for shared prosperity
Every Monday: 15-minute episodes that dive into an issue that matters to Africans
Every Thursday: extended interview with someone unlocking Africa's limitless potential
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