The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons, Tim Akano says that Artificial Intelligence, AI, could be the future of faultless medical treatment including surgeries and In Vitro Fertilisation as it offered more consistent results and fewer errors than human practices.
Speaking during the 21st Titans of Tech Conference, Expo and Awards in Lagos on Friday evening, Akano buttressed this by citing the conception of the first baby by fully automated AI IVF and born in Guadalajara in 2025.
He said that technology would improve access to fertility treatments and significantly reduce costs globally.
Akano stressed that AI’s entry into human reproduction opened endless possibilities, prompting questions about the integration of AI with human biology and its role in fertility treatment.
He urged Nigerian youths to embrace skills in Artificial Intelligence to avoid digital colonisation and remain competitive in the evolving global job market.
Akano emphasised that while AI would lead to the eradication of many existing jobs, it would also simultaneously create numerous new opportunities.
He lamented that a significant portion of our side of the world remained primarily concerned with consumption rather than creation, a trend he warned against.
Akano cited the transformative impact of AI across various sectors, pointing to medical advancements such as gene editing, which, he said, could eliminate the challenges associated with conditions such as sickle cell anaemia.
He further revealed the current worth of remote jobs, as being over $31.8 billion, with a prediction that it would soar to $127 billion by 2030.
He cautioned that jobs with sequential patterns, often characterised as garbage in, garbage out or info in, info out, would be easily eradicated by AI.
Akano emphasised that the competition faced today was no longer from individuals but from humanoids programmed to take over jobs.
He asserted that without the right skills, individuals would be unable to compete.
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Akano urged youths to wake up to reality, asserting that their direction, command, and capability would depend on their acquired skills.
He stressed that AI was changing every aspect of life, including the medical field, where he envisioned a future where people would prefer humanoids for surgical procedures due to their perfection.
He described this as the era of digital hospitals, where advanced AI could diagnose ailments and provide solutions without trial and error.
Akano expressed concern that while many African countries were borrowing money to invest in youth capacity building, some nations were using funds for other purposes.
He called on youths to proactively seek training and build their capabilities if such opportunities were not readily available.
Akano also highlighted the growing number of youths excelling in remote jobs, earning in dollars as evidence of the digital economy’s potential.
He reiterated that AI had come to stay, advising everyone to embrace it to become part of the transformative era. (NAN)
