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Karim Beguir, co-founder of InstaDeep: People are too gloomy about AI

Karim Beguir, co-founder of InstaDeep: People are too gloomy about AI

The Interview vor 6 Monaten

Ed Butler speaks to Karim Beguir, co-founder of InstaDeep, Africa’s biggest AI firm

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“People are too gloomy about AI, particularly in the developing
world it is seen as a threat, that people are going to be using
AI systems, rather than offshoring jobs and the like. That's
true, but you could use AI yourself and develop solutions to the
challenges you have in your community, in your country, and
create unprecedented wealth.” BBC presenter Ed Butler speaks to
Karim Beguir, co-founder and boss of InstaDeep, Africa’s biggest
AI firm. InstaDeep’s technology played a key role during the
pandemic, tracking new disease variants to support the
development of targeted vaccines. And while he acknowledges
artificial intelligence does need control and direction, he
believes it has the potential to bring enormous benefit to the
developing world. The Interview brings you conversations with
people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best
interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky, and political economist Professor
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(Image: Karim Beguir Credit: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)