African Union of Broadcasting : Summit On Artificial Intelligence Upcoming

Some 1000 participants from 42 countries are expected in Yaounde from March 4 to 6, 2024.  These participants, who are mostly media officials will be in Yaounde to attend the first international summit on “Artificial Intelligence and African Media.” The announcement was made publicly by the Chief Executive Officer of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), Grégoire Ndjaka, during a press conference, yesterday, February 28, 2024 in Yaounde.
Speaking in the presence of the representatives of the Minister of Communication and that of Post and Telecommunications, as well as the Communication and Information Advisor of the UNESCO Regional Office for Central Africa, Grégoire Ndjaka said the press gathering was in prelude to the summit organised by the African Union of Broadcasting and UNESCO on the theme: “New frontiers of African media: Artificial Intelligence (AI).” Noting that AI is the science of making machines, especially computer systems that can think like humans, process large amounts of data in ways unlike human, Grégoire Ndjaka said an upheaval in the media landscape is on the horizon, presenting both dizzying advances in efficiency, as well as threats in the field of journalism and the production of information, the creation of programme content, advertising, audio-visual technologies and human resources amongst others. 
How does Africa present itself in the face of the new revolution? This is the question Grégoire Ndjaka told media practitioners the planned Summit intends to address while raising awareness and informing African audio-visual media leaders about the games, issues and impact of artificial intelligence on their activities...