Artificial intelligence can help accelerate development and unlock enormous economic potential in Nigeria if integrated effectively into education, engineering, agriculture, healthcare and public services.
The managing director of Arkan Builders, Mazen Kalassina, has said.
Kalassina, an Abuja based engineer, said in an interview with journalists that he does not see AI as a competitor with humanity but an invitation to grow.
He said the future belongs to those who embrace learning, innovation and life- long improvement, arguing that technology does not eliminate human value but redefines the skills that create value.
He said, “I see tremendous opportunities.Nigeria has one of the youngest and most energetic populations in the world. If Artificial Intelligence is integrated effectively into the aforementioned sectors and public services, it can accelerate development and unlock enormous economic potential. “We should not view AI as a threat arriving from elsewhere. We should view it as a tool that can help us build a better future”
“Certain jobs will undoubtedly change, just as they did during every previous technological revolution. However, I do not believe AI will replace people who continue to develop their skills and adapt to change
“I should view it as a tool that can help us build a better future”
He added, “I do not believe the greatest risk is Artificial Intelligence itself. The greatest risk is human stagnation.
If technology continues advancing every day while people refuse to learn, adapt, and grow, a gap will naturally emerge. The problem is not that machines are evolving too quickly. The problem is that some people are evolving too slowly.
“Perhaps the greatest achievement of AI is not that it has become more intelligent, but that it has encouraged millions of people to rediscover their own potential and rethink what they are capable of becoming. The future will not belong to machines alone, nor to humans alone.
It will belong to those who learn how to combine human wisdom with technological capability to become better versions of themselves,” he said.
