President Hakainde Hichilema has urged individuals and businesses to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for economic growth and market connectivity rather than for producing fake news and images.
Speaking during the Ghana-Zambia Business Dialogue in Lusaka President Hichilema said he supports the advancement of AI but warned against its misuse for misinformation and online mischief.
“We are able to assess through AI — quickly you can put in information and get to know who wants what you produce, whether they are able to pay or not able to pay,” President Hichilema said. “So that’s a better use of AI than generating fake news and images.”
He encouraged African entrepreneurs to embrace technology as a bridge to new business opportunities and markets across the continent.
The President also disclosed that Zambia and Ghana had agreed to cooperate under a digital Ubuntu framework aimed at sharing knowledge and strengthening digital capacity between the two countries.
He added that technology has made global connections easier, noting that if young people can meet online and form relationships, then countries like Zambia and Ghana should be able to strengthen business and trade links.
“I hear now there are many marriages where young people meet on the internet and end up marrying each other. So there’s no place too far. If there’s no place too far in that space, then there should be no place too far in business, investment and trade,” he said.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, who visited Zambia with First Lady Lordina Mahama for a three-day state visit, departed the country yesterday.
