Training
By Oluwakemi Oladipo
Lagos, June 19,2024 (NAN) Two technology organisations, SIID Africa and Tech4Dev, in collaboration with America Corner, on Wednesday trained students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology on Artificial Intelligence.
The Dean of Students Affairs of the institution, Dr Ademola Aderogba, said at the training in Lagos that Artificial Intelligence would equip the students to compete favourably with their peers in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
“I appreciate the organisers of the programme for staging a technological advancement programme in the university.
“This training will make the students to achieve proper knowledge about Artificial Intelligence which is evolving globally.
“I admonish the students to always attend a programme like this to make them more knowledgeable,” he said.
One of the resource persons, Mr Samuel Odusanya from SIID Africa, said that Artificial Intelligence was relevant in all aspects of human endeavours.
Odusanya urged the students to leverage the training and develop Artificial Intelligence-driven solutions to human problems.
He, however, advised that the students should not totally displace the functionalities of the human brain by relying on Artificial Intelligence.
Another resource person, Mr Muiz Chika, said that Artificial Intelligence would be the future and had come to stay.
Chika advised the students to take advantage of the training to explore the future without any form of ambiguity.
“AI can be useful in areas such as research, book writing, medical field and any other fields you will find yourselves as the future unfolds.
“Embrace AI with curiosity, creativity and courage as it will help you to carry out various tasks,” he said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Ijeoma Popoola
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