Mozilla Africa Mradi ’s Post

I am proud to state that I have completed the Digital Revolution course with MinnaLearn, Helsinki 🎓🌟 In today's fast-paced world, I understand the importance of continuously updating myself to stay ahead. Through this course, I've gained valuable insights into the foundation and implications of digital technologies, empowering me to navigate the ever-changing landscape of our digital age. As I reflect on the basics of computers, coding languages, and network evolution, I recognize that this is just the beginning of my journey. The digital revolution has set the stage for exciting advancements in big data, AI, and beyond, and my understanding of these foundational concepts will serve as a solid framework for further exploration and growth. #DigitalRevolution #LifelongLearning #ContinuousImprovement #Thrive #MinnaLearn #SkillsDevelopment #FutureReady #Empowered #TechSkills #ProfessionalGrowth

NZ Tech Week this week, and looking through the events schedule, AI is definitely the big focus for a lot of folks, which is no surprise- 76 out of 208 events are AI related. The industry is focused on it for sure, but other than people using ChatGPT, I wonder how much of the public is really as gung-ho about AI? The geeks are into it because its interesting and technical, the corporations are into it because it's got the potential to make a lot of money and the competitions all doing it, so you'd be silly not to have a horse in the race. But there's a lot of aspects to this AI thing- safety, ethics, copyrights, digital equity, sustainability and economics, creativity, livelihoods and even extinction. TechWeek might be a good place to have a peek at some of these topics, but I think a lot of communities really need to get together and seriously look at the incoming direct and indirect impact of all of this tech that has and will infiltrate a huge part of people's every existence. On that note, happy techweek everyone 😂- I'm thinking of doing a special "Techweek NZ" TechNesian Live Stream edition this Thursday night to look at these events and the topics they're covering (not an event review as such, more looking at what people are talking about). Stay tuned. #technology #pasifika #software #softwaredeveloper #softwareengineer #linux #devops #techcareers #work #cybersecurity #cybersecurityawareness #technews #ai

Real-time computer vision at work transforming me into a digital being from the TikTok team at #ICCV2023 🇫🇷 Day three highlights ⬇️ 🗼 Best paper awards to the control net and passive ultra-wideband photo-imaging teams. (Stanford University and University of Toronto respectively) 🗼Set-level guidance attack which exploits multimodal models through transferable adversarial attacks and intricate cross-modal interactions. Very interesting technique and this track is a good reminder that security needs our focus. (Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), The University of Hong Kong, Monash University, Temple University) 🗼 Inclusive text-to-image generation, which uses vision to extract visual differences from images to make text-to-image models more inclusive and accurate. (Carnegie Mellon University, Google) So many other things to write about! I've also been really impressed with the diversity at the conference (more thoughts on this later), which has over 7,300 attendees. #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #computervision

Had a wonderful time chatting with CSIRO Education and Outreach this afternoon when asked to share some thoughts about Gen AI and emerging needs of education stakeholders. I ended up pleading that they convene a high level think-tank of industry, experts, and other stakeholders on drawing multiple possible paths forward for Australian education so our students can be tech leaders in future. Book out a convention center, call in the Federal and State education folks, the industry CEOs, the teachers, the students, the parents, all the experts, and have a major discussion. There will probably be a need to consider our economic policies, as well as discuss ways to mitigate potential risks and dangers of AI. (yes there are risks and dangers. They're not often mentioned, but they are there). The elephant in the room is of course the AGI. The world will change the day AGIs are mass-produced, but I still have faith that there will be a place for humans.... Or maybe just Sarah Connor. Jokes aside, it took about 10 years? to fully write up ACARA v9.0, and since then the world has changed significantly. OpenAI has quietly removed military uses from their ToS. Gemini ultra? Pro? now takes an insane one million tokens. Eventually copilot will gain access to all my emails and documents and become a super powerful Assistant. A future-oriented conversation about hard and soft skills students need to learn through school (and what they no longer need to learn - such as how to flip through a log table) is overdue. If I had a chance to be involved in such a conversation, my priority would be the soft skill of learning how to learn. If we do that well, our future generations will be fine. Thanks to the awesome folks at Csiro for the chance to share and sorry my plea was on such a large scale!

Check out my PolyHack 2023: Most Innovative Award digital certificate/badge issued by PolyHack via Sertifier! "Project: Utilising Natural language processing to detect hate speech and offensive language in social media, and using Generative AI to generate paraphrased sentences" #sertifier #digitalcertificate #ideathon #hackathon #NLP #GenerativeAI

Years ago, a major US technology company missed out on the Mobile OS market which was quickly taken over by another US tech giant. The Global Mobile OS market was a $400 billion market at that time. Fast forward to present day, history is repeating itself as a new player has just taken over the Generative A.I market, from a market leader, who happened to have won the Mobile OS market in the first scenario previously mentioned at the start of the post. The A.I revolution is here, and it’s transforming industries quickly. How can African Edtechs particularly leverage it for the next generation of products for the continent and how can we harness it’s value to leap frog African education to the next frontier. Join me, and two exceptional African Founders Ope Bukola and Femi Ibiwoye as we discuss AI in African education today at 6:30 pm West African time at the PremiaBN Edu Online Interactive series. Click here  https://lnkd.in/dfaEWf8g to RSVP and get the Zoom invite. P.S: Drop a comment if you know the three companies, I mentioned in the post. #edtech #education #aiineducation

In a world immersed in a constant deluge of new knowledge and cutting-edge technologies, staying abreast of the latest developments in computer science, IT, AI, and various other subjects is paramount. Devoting 3-4 hours each day to study and hands-on learning has become a necessity for individuals striving to remain up-to-date in these rapidly evolving fields. This commitment ensures that one not only understands the current trends but also acquires the skills and insights necessary to navigate the dynamic landscape of technology. The pursuit of continuous education becomes a cornerstone for those seeking relevance and proficiency in the ever-expanding realm of knowledge and innovation.

Amped to share that recently I participated in my first ever 36-hour hackathon at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram! It was a fantastic experience, both competing in-person and virtually. I learned so much and came away with a project I'm truly passionate about: Silent Sentinel: Technology that Empowers, When Words Fail. Problem: Many people facing emergencies, including domestic violence victims, those with hearing or speech impairments, and individuals in high-stress situations, are unable to call for help verbally. Solution: Silent Sentinel is a real-time sign language detection system that identifies pre-defined emergency signs from various sign languages, including Indian Sign Language and universal signs(Signal For Help by 'The Canadian Women's Foundation'). Our team of four brainstormed intensely, and the diverse perspectives from my teammates really pushed me to consider new aspects and features for the model.I explored computer vision techniques for hand (mediapipe) and sign detection, and built custom machine learning models for gender classification and sign recognition using TensorFlow/Keras. Leveraging Teachable Machine by Google for fine-tuning the sign classification model was a great learning experience! Impact: This project can revolutionize safety in public areas (schools, elevators, jails, buses, supermarkets, orphanages, medical shops, local shops, airports, train stations, and government buildings, etc..) by ensuring timely intervention for vulnerable individuals . If you're interested in exploring the code and datasets behind Silent Sentinel, feel free to check out the project on my GitHub repository https://lnkd.in/gjUX4tbQ. #hackathon #signlanguage #technologyforgood

Exciting News! I am thrilled to share that I will be attending the GHC 23 conference, taking place in Orlando, Florida, this week. It is truly an honour to be a part of this incredible celebration of women and non-binary technologists from around the world. What makes this experience even more special is the fact that I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the ten recipients of the scholarship for this event from the Computer Science Department at Brown University. GHC 23 aims to inspire all of us to become change-makers who will drive progress and innovation and to empower us to become leaders who will pave the way forward in this ever-evolving industry. I'm looking forward to immersing myself in the vibrant atmosphere of growth that GHC 23 promises to offer. It's an incredible opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, gain insights from luminaries and esteemed technology leaders, forge lasting connections, and supercharge my skillset. I'm eager to network with professionals from various domains of computing and meet new people who share my passion for technology and its transformative power. Additionally, I'm eagerly anticipating the 1:1 sessions with different companies, providing a unique chance to get to know them on a more personal level and explore potential career opportunities. The conference program is packed with diverse workshops and sessions that I can't wait to attend. Some of the sessions I'm especially looking forward to include: 1. Open Source Day Workshop: Natural Language Processing using Python 2. Open Source Day Project: AI Fairness 360 3. Open Source Day Workshop: Explore generative models in AI with Keras 4. Is your language model biased? Here’s how to fix it! 5. Farm-to-Plate AI: Enhance Freshness and Reduce Waste with Robotics and Computer Vision These sessions promise to be not only informative but also a fantastic opportunity to dive deeper into cutting-edge technologies and trends in the tech industry. The list of events that I am excited to attend is endless. I know this week is going to be packed with enriching experiences, and I couldn't be more excited about it! #GHC23 #TheWayForward

Join us for the 26th Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF)! This year's event will feature three world-renowned speakers who are leading experts in the field of formal methods. Professor Chantal Keller is a Professor at the Université Paris-Saclay. Her research interests include programming languages and formal methods, notably through Type Theory, the combination of automated and interactive provers, and proof and test of programs. She has been applying such methods to many domains from programming languages themselves to security. Professor Artur Garcez is a Professor at the City, University of London. He is one of the pioneers in neural-symbolic artificial intelligence, and his research interests include the integration of deep learning and symbolic AI, machine learning, knowledge representation and reasoning. He believes that neural-symbolic systems can produce better models of knowledge acquisition, robust learning and reasoning under uncertainty. Dr. Stéphane Graham-Lengrand is the Technical Director of SRI International, one of the most renowned research institutes in Silicon Valley. He is an expert in automated reasoning and has made significant contributions to the development of methods for verifying correctness and security aspects of computational systems. The speakers will present their latest research on the following topics: - Neurosymbolic AI to Achieve Trustworthy AI - Automated Reasoning for TPE Theory - Collaborating Reasoners: Theory Combination Beyond Nelson-Oppen The SBMF is a premier event for researchers and practitioners in the field of formal methods in Brazil promoted by the Brazilian Computing Society (#sbcoficial). It is an opportunity to learn about the latest advances in the field, network with other experts, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of using formal methods in real-world applications. The event will be held in Manaus, Brazil, from December 4-8, 2023. Registration will be open soon. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best in the field! #sbmf2023 #AFRiTS #trustworthyAI #cybersecurity #security #software #softwaresecurity #ai #aisecurity #llm #chatgpt