How to AI-proof your kids’ future, how to get AI to do whatever you want, and what a Trump victory means for AI
How to AI-proof your kids’ future, how to get AI to do whatever you want, and what a Trump victory means for AI Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: How to future-proof your children’s education I spent most of the weekend in an Uber, shuttling my son between squash tournament venues, and had […]
Why you should heed Yahaya’s Law, the democratisation of coding, how Google wants to change your mind, and ghosts in the machine
Why you should heed Yahaya’s Law, the democratisation of coding, how Google wants to change your mind, and ghosts in the machine Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: AI is fantastic when you’re rubbish https://youtu.be/OY_tA6Q0DvU Arthur C. Clarke’s assertion that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” perfectly encapsulates the rapid progress […]
AI development’s pace is quickening, Runway changes animation, software is dead(?), why you do(n’t) need to attend meetings, and Timbaland or Yorke?
AI development’s pace is quickening, Runway changes animation, software is dead(?), why you do(n’t) need to attend meetings, and Timbaland or Yorke? Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: AI development is accelerating Sending out this newsletter each week is always a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, there’s an immense sense of relief […]
UNEP – Zambia Case Study
CLIENT: UNEP and CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) PROJECT: The Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) LOCATION: Zambia Interactive Film to Tell Urgent Stories in Zambia The Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) is an animal protection programme operating in 80 sites […]
From zero to hero: tension at the heart of AI, a better way to measure AI progress, how AI saved me $12,000, why thinking AI is the new generative AIAI development’s pace is quickening, Runway changes animation, software is dead(?), why you do(n’t) need to attend meetings, and Timbaland or Yorke?
From zero to hero: tension at the heart of AI, a better way to measure AI progress, how AI saved me $12,000, why thinking AI is the new generative AI Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: the tension at the heart of AI Brought up on a diet of film classics, I used […]
Workers of the world unite, Meta ups the AI video ante, cloning Duolingo using ChatGPT, and what happens when ALL internet content is AI-generated?
Workers of the world unite, Meta ups the AI video ante, cloning Duolingo using ChatGPT, and what happens when ALL internet content is AI-generated? Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: The internet is dead. Long live AI? I’ve written extensively about Dead Internet Theory — the idea that the internet is slowly being […]
Why we need an AI opt-out, Yuval Harari’s bleak vision of AI, OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode changes everything & the pointlessness of AI/VR/AR hardware
Why we need an AI opt-out, Yuval Harari’s bleak vision of AI, OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode changes everything & the pointlessness of AI/VR/AR hardware Written by Fola Yahaya Thought of the week: Why we need an opt-out for AI If you’ve used Apple, Google or Microsoft products recently, you’ll have noticed how AI is becoming […]
Data Viz in Action, The Role of Sport and Physical Activity in International Development, and the AI Healthcare Revolution
Data Viz in Action, The Role of Sport and Physical Activity in International Development, and the AI Healthcare Revolution Written by Strategic Agenda’s Communications and Writing team We are Strategic Agenda, a global communications agency that provides strategy, content, editorial, design, video and linguistic services to the global development and aid community. Each month, our […]
Scoring for Global Good: The role of sport and physical activity in international development
Scoring for Global Good: The role of sport and physical activity in international development Written by Amy Chaplin Infographic to show relationship between physical activity and life expectancy Behind the data: High-income countries like the Netherlands are exercising more than upper middle income like Brazil or Egypt as people in wealthier countries can afford to […]
AI & the SDGs: SDG 3
AI & the SDGs: SDG 3, Good Health and Well-being This month, Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages is the subject of our series investigating the potential of artificial intelligence for achieving the SDGs. Written by Gabriel Polley Good health and […]