Its widely accepted that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will add trillions to global GDP in the next 20 years, making it the one of the world's most powerful technology trends on par with the disruption and opportunities being created by cloud computing and blockchain. So is Africa getting a slice of the lucrative artificial intelligence pie and what are the current AI adoption trends in the region? Although Africa's AI industry is still relatively small compared to the US, Europe and Asia, this has not stopped some of the continent's most innovative start-ups from developing solutions that demonstrate how promising the technology can be for the African economy. However, AI innovation in Africa is often ignored or overlooked because the number of patents applied for and the amount of research funding available is not well aligned with local contexts, data is missing, and the map still looks essentially bleak. That said, the prospects for AI in Africa are positive, as the potential for innovation and growth in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is increasing.

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk provides insight on'FOX News Live.' NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) released a stunning "selfie" taken by the Curiosity Mars rover on Tuesday. In a tweet, the Curiosity team explained the image was captured near the impressive rock formation named "Mont Mercou" after a mountain in France's southern region. NASA PREVIEWS FIRST MARS HELICOPTER FLIGHTS: EVERY STEP TAKEN IS'UNCHARTED TERRITORY' This selfie was taken in front of'Mont Mercou,' a rock formation that's 20ft (6m) tall," JPL posted, "It's made up of 60 images from my MAHLI camera and 11 images from my Mastcam. Look close enough to spot a new drill hole – my 30th sample to date." The selfie, taken earlier in the month, was posted alongside an additional pair of three-dimensional and panoramic shots of the Martian landscape.

Bioengineering of human beings have been tried throughout the world by the Military Industrial Complex, secret labs, governments, and corporations. I unclassified this information with relation to China on Aug 24th, 2019 with the publication of AI, Trump, China and the Weaponization with Robotics with 5G, and the last 2 books, Artificial Intelligence Dangers to Humanity and The Great Reset: How Big Tech Elites and the World's People Can Be Enslaved by China CCP or A.I.. In December, the Pentagon verified The AI Organization's findings with serius concern, as it pertains to the CCP and China. Imagine a future, where gen edited babies raised to become Super Soldiers meant for military dominance and assassination's of public figures. This can be a reality in numerous intricate ways. As I see it, the Chinese regime threatens the lives of the world's people with AI, bioweapons, persecution, soft power, social engineering, and enslavement by using the Art of War.

Ben Wallace, the UK's Secretary of Defence, went on record to explain the Defense Command Paper, emphasising reducing the human element while reinforcing defences. This was proposed to be done with the aid of artificial intelligence. While deploying a defence review, the Secretary of Defence highlighted the necessity for a "digital backbone" that can be established by sharing data over cloud technologies. Orating a speech, Ben Wallace also pointed out that it's understandable to focus on the number supporting the defence forces, but that also means deploying them at war zones with "Snatch Land Rovers" and tanks. However, on the other hand, the enemy is already advanced and has developed new ways to tackle such elements.

In February, McKinsey Global Institute predicted that 45 million Americans--one-quarter of the workforce--would lose their jobs to automation by 2030. That was up from its 2017 estimate that 39 million would be automated out of work, due to the economic dislocation of COVID-19. Historically, firms tend to replace some of the workers they fire during recessions with machines. Fear of robot-driven mass unemployment has become increasingly mainstream. Andrew Yang, who is currently leading the polls for the Democratic nomination to be the next mayor of New York City, made it a pillar of his unorthodox 2020 presidential campaign.

The new robot comes in the form of a mobile base equipped with a robotic arm and gripper. After having deployed the flagship robot dog Spot for a range of different applications, from factory floors to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, robotics company Boston Dynamics has added a brand-new specimen to its line of automatons, this time designed to move boxes around warehouses. Called Stretch, the new robot comes in the form of a mobile base equipped with a robotic arm and gripper, packed with smart sensors and controls that can identify and handle different boxes and shrink-wrapped cases. For now, Stretch's main ability consists of identifying, gripping, and unloading boxes off trucks, but according to Boston Dynamics, the robot will later expand into order building. The company is, therefore, making a debut in warehouse automation – understandably so, given the pace at which the field has accelerated over the course of the past year.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly being explored or adopted by many industries for a wide array of applications. Today it is creating a string of opportunities in space industry use-cases too. As artificial intelligence emerges as a popular theme in space exploration, it is also being deployed for many critical tasks too. For instance scientists have leveraged artificial intelligence, for charting unmarked galaxies, supernovas, stars, blackholes, and studying cosmic events that would otherwise go unnoticed. One of the recent illustration of this application was when CHIRP (Continuous High-Resolution Image Reconstruction using Patch Priors) Algorithm helped in creating first-ever image of a black hole.

The United States is leading rivals in development and use of artificial intelligence while China is rising quickly and European Union is lagging, a research report showed Monday (25 January). The study by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation assessed AI using 30 separate metrics including human talent, research activity, commercial development and investment in hardware and software. The United States leads, with an overall score of 44.6 points on a 100-point scale, followed by China with 32 and the European Union with 23.3, the report based on 2020 data found. The researchers found the US leading in key areas such as investment in startups and research and development funding. But China has made strides in several areas and last year had more of the world's 500 most powerful supercomputers than any other nation -- 214, compared with 113 for the US and 91 for the EU.

Once the stuff of science fiction, artificial intelligence is fast becoming an integral technology for the federal government. While agencies today use AI to comb through and analyze piles of data and automate time-consuming processes, federal officials are aware they've only scratched the surface of AI's true capabilities and its most promising advances somewhere in the future. Federal agencies are preparing for that future with a series of strategic actions, both agency-specific and under the direction of the new administration. The Department of Health and Human Services, for example, created the position of "chief AI officer" in part to ascertain the ways the technology could improve mission delivery, culminating with an AI strategy for the agency. Along broader lines, the White House and Pentagon have launched hubs for AI research and policymaking that could dramatically impact how agencies and the military seek to procure and implement AI for years to come.

Today, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) released its Artificial Intelligence Threat Landscape Report, unveiling the major cybersecurity challenges facing the AI ecosystem. ENISA's study takes a methodological approach at mapping the key players and threats in AI. The report follows up the priorities defined in the European Commission's 2020 AI White Paper. The ENISA Ad-Hoc Working Group on Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity, with members from EU Institutions, academia and industry, provided input and supported the drafting of this report. The benefits of this emerging technology are significant, but so are the concerns, such as potential new avenues of manipulation and attack methods.