In bid to further increase target end-users interest in AI, the Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, Sam Altman is presently in Nigeria interacting with members of the tech community.
Mr. Altman was seen speaking with various stakeholders in the tech community in Lagos in photos circulating on social media on Friday.
Mr. Altman also spoke to students at the MUSON Center about the future of artificial intelligence.
Between May and June, Mr. Altman plans to visit 17 locations around the world, including Toronto, New Delhi, Tel Aviv, Madrid, Brussels and Singapore, with Lagos as the only African city on his itinerary.
Mr. Altman reportedly encouraged potential clients to fill out a form asking for basic information such as the person’s name, email address and reason for wanting to meet.
The AI pioneer is at the forefront of what some are already calling the coming AI revolution.
He also invites those who can organise meetings of 500 people or more to specify this.
Nigeria is home to Africa’s most active tech hub and developers are already churning out amazing AI-generated products. These include Justin Irabor’s Kainene Vos Savant and Richmond Alake’s audio-to-text AI automation tool, as well as research partners on Telegram.
