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Welcome to Issue 125 of The Continent

Diabolus ex Machina: The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo’s iconic fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, depicts the Christian deity breathing life into the very first man. Today, a handful of incredibly rich men in Silicon Valley claim a similarly grandiose mission. This is, apparently, the dawn of the age of “artificial intelligence”.

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The Continent May 19, 2023

According to its creators, this emerging tech is god-like in its abilities. But the devil is in the details. We spoke to several African AI researchers who see, instead, patterns of exploitation and extraction.

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