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It’s crucial to have policy for technology-driven learning –FlexiSAF CEO, Bashir

It’s crucial to have policy for technology-driven learning –FlexiSAF CEO, Bashir

The Chief Executive Officer of FlexiSAF Edusoft Limited and a member of the Nigeria Startup Act 2022 Implementation Committee, Faiz Bashir, speaks with SAMI OLATUNJI on some of the challenges in the Nigerian technology sector and the way forward.

How would you describe the Nigerian tech sector, and what role is your company playing in this sector?

The tech sector, in general, is booming and has a lot of potential. In the whole world, technology has come to stay, and one way or the other, you need to key into it. The tech sector, in terms of GDP, contributes about 17 per cent in Nigeria; that is huge. That is the overall, including the telecom sector and software and so on.

For specifics, in our own case, where we deal more with software, that has also been growing. Though there are a few challenges, there is a very big potential.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will reshape society, acknowledging risks: ‘A little bit scared of this’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will reshape society, acknowledging risks: ‘A little bit scared of this’

The CEO behind the company that created ChatGPT believes in artificial intelligence technology will reshape society as we know it. He believes it comes with real dangers, but can also be “the greatest technology humanity has yet developed” to drastically improve our lives.

“We’ve got to be careful here,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. “I think people should be happy that we are a little bit scared of this.”

Altman sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC News’ chief business, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis to talk about the rollout of GPT-4 — the latest iteration of the AI ​​language model.

In his interview, Altman was emphatic that OpenAI needs both regulators and society to be as involved as possible with the rollout of ChatGPT — insisting that feedback will help determine the potential negative consequences the technology could have on humanity. He added that he

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