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Attempted assassination and social media review, Anguka Nayo goes viral in Kenya and Electric Dreams at the Tate Modern
Plus, Report: AI spending in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) to hit $7.2 billion by the end of 2026
Read moreGen AI products for communications teams
Emerging markets have the greatest knowledge gaps and old style, old school, old hat approach. Gen AI will level up the comms expertise and knowledge transfer gaps.
Read moreProduct Alert! The Press Release, Made Easy.
Pressmate is your AI assistant to make writing press releases easier! A small milestone for The Rundown team this week.
Read moreSouth Africa Elections, An AI Case Study
Microsoft Elections Communications Hub worked with election authorities and campaigns. Here's what we learned.
Read moreBlinks: A crypto game-changer for content creators?
It breaks down the barriers between Web 2 and Web 3. It’s revolutionary, user-friendly and can catalyze mainstream adoption.
Read moreExcuse Me, No! Plus a guide to generative AI video tools.
The best statement of the week is from Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, WTO Director-General: "Excuse me, NO!"
Read moreSpotlight on Women in AI
Plus, our work on chatbot Wanja demonstrated quickly that the LLMs provided by Open AI are not up to scratch
Read moreOpen AI's Own Goal and Women's Servitude in AI Voices. Plus, a summer of super AI from Google and Microsoft
Each week, we bring you Embedded. This will be our news and interview series. We are working on the 10-part podcast season in the rundown.
Read moreOur product update, and introducing Pressmate
We are building a press release tool for communications teams to buy time, stay on point and make messages.
Read moreA Landmark AI Report, CAIO Baby, and Adobe's Fuzzy Ethics
Both the overall number of investment events involving AI and the number of AI businesses that received money recently fell.
Read moreA big leap forward in ChatGPT-4o
It’s a strong foundational tool for developers. It’s twice as fast and half the price for developers.
Read moreWhat is the bigger threat to humanity's survival: artificial intelligence or human stupidity?
A conference on 'leading with AI', introducing the Cubies, awards for AI innovation that is human centered and ethical, and a cool new AI music production tool.
Read moreBitcoin: Sell in May and Go Away?
Mr. 100 is stacking hard and perfectly timing the dip, and Jack Dorsey and Block released a Bitcoin blueprint for corporate balance sheets.I'm taking notes.
Read moreBattling deepfakes, FT and Open AI make a deal, and PR firms build AI products.
Researchers have made a huge breakthrough in detecting AI-generated video content. Their system operates like a neural network that learns what is "normal" versus "unusual."
Read moreNo excuses about infrastructure, please. A conversation with Ambassador Bitange Ndemo x TechCabal
Africa should not be thinking about whether or not to adopt AI. Why? We have the most young people. We have the biggest opportunity to actually take over the world.
Read moreBuilding for an AI Future in Africa
Over chicken and chips in Nairobi at my favorite outdoor BBQ joint, I met with Tomiwa Aladekomo the CEO of Big Cabal Media. Here's what that quick and tasty meal led to:.
Read moreShady stuff with Slim Shady, AI election tracker and the techno-colonization debate
Event Alert: Building for an AI future in Africa. The Rundown Studio is excited about its first online event in partnership with Tech Cabal. Register now.
Read moreA data security toolkit for you on digital mindfulness, who is Mr100, and Mona Lisa raps
"Do not walk down the street with your bag open and your wallet out.” This series is focused on your personal digital hygiene and practices.
Read moreAI for Education in Africa
Experts caution that the adoption of AI in African education needs careful consideration of cultural context, data representation, and inclusion.
Read moreKeeping good company with EVI, Your Empathetic Voice Interface
Hume has created a conversational partner who leads with emotional intelligence and empathy. 10 years of training—this is the result.
Read moreMeet AI Zain and ask a host of questions about ethics, efficiencies and empathy.
Make sure that using yourself as an avatar does not impact your professional reputation or credibility. It’s innovative and can scale, but it could also be seen as a gimmick.
Read moreAI Weekly Roundup, Newsroom Toolkits, and a Bitcoin Wallet.
Entrepreneurs are increasingly embracing generative AI tools to enhance their work and reduce costs.
Read more/Embedded Podcast: Content Labels, AI Influencer Marketing and Defamation Suits
Plus we are creating toolkits for communication teams and journalists. We will make them more dynamic and provide useful frameworks to navigate AI and workflows.
Read moreMeme Coin Madness, Degens and the Crypto FOMO that Makes No Sense. Yet, here we are.
Is this an opportunity for media and comms teams, or is this a reckless casino trip we can do without?
Read moreMis/Dis and The Newsroom of the Future
The newsroom of the future has to be versed in how to check the quality of information being shared and how to determine the degree of reliance on quality AI to augment decision-making.
Read moreSexism and Racism Loom Large for Large Language Models.
Do not trust an AI system to recruit talent on its own. Researchers have found LLMs are more likely to associate men with career-oriented words and women with family-oriented words.
Read moreNumber Go Up
There are some lessons to share before you FOMO into crypto. I got burned, left for a while, and returned last year with a sober approach.
Read moreThe Rundown Toolkit Alert
We wanted to make it easier for you by sharing vetted tools by the Rundown team that we use frequently and recommend. Enjoy.
Read moreOn the Road With Cap Cut
We were able to subtitle quickly for social. We easily fixed the lighting and shadows. All of this was on our mobile phone. And on the move.
Read moreOne Small Step For The Rundown
I wanted to share this with you. Our modern media academy continues to get built. Pole Pole. Slowly, as we say in Swahili.
Read moreLooking Under The Hood. For Real.
It’s intimidating to me. And very uncomfortable. I remind myself that everything I have done has been about the small wins, the mindset, and teaching myself a new habit.
Read moreA Warning to African Leaders: Do Not Sell Your Data Sets
As a Kenyan, data nationalism is something I am seriously thinking about. We are in the midst of a new type of colonialism in Africa, this time with our data and information at stake.
Read moreBuild Google On Your Own Data. We Built Wanja.
Newsrooms and communications teams must consider creating their own search engines, which can be internally or externally facing. Start to understand what that means and how it works. The answer lies in RAG.
Read moreI Plan To Eliminate Myself From My Job. Let Me Explain.
My work is in the field of communications. A professional field where AI will transform (is transforming) this space super fast. Better, faster, and smarter tools will replace many of the tasks I do.
Read moreCreating an AI Partnership Powered by Ethics
It’s important that you are transparent about how the information you are submitting, publishing, or sharing was obtained. Have a tagline in mind so audiences are aware. Mine is: AI Sous-Chef.
Read moreMy Top 10 List of the Best AI Teachers and Tools
I love lists. I love checklists. Here are some of the teachers, tips, and tools I use. I hope you find it helpful.
Read moreMy Journey With Midjourney Version Six --V 6
I've had to relearn prompts for Midjourney. Less Words. More chatty. More direct. The bottom line is that it's significantly better. These images super realistic.
Read moreBull Run, Crypto Outlook 2024
Some key trends to be aware of in the crypto space and other thoughts on the future of BTC and my crypto life
Read moreMistral AI And The Wow Factor With A Mixture of Experts
With the hype of Google's Gemini and most recently Mistral AI, I try to wade through the technical speak for non techies to understand what is MoE and why is Mistral making crazy buzz.
Read moreNdoto. An AI Generated Film for Climate Action in Africa.
The film was produced by Mirada Studios and TheRundown.Studio for COP28. The precision of algorithms and the creativity of humans. A good team.
Read moreAfrican NFT Artists Push On
I have not given up on NFT art. The people still in this space are serious. They are building. I am building. The Luka Press Club ! Somehow ...
Read moreImage Prompting
A good starting point for anyone who would like to learn about prompting text to image generation. I'll keep sharing what I learn with you.
Read moreAI Art Tools I Use
The creator in you is going to have some fun here. I did. Looking at the super cool AI text to image platforms out there and more.
Read moreThe Rundown Introduces Wanja, A Learning Guide for Comms About Africa
We believe the powerful story of Africa on the move should be told by Africans, and now by African- led data sets. We have created Wanja. She is your AI guide to understanding, covering and communicating about Africa.
Read moreFour Areas AI Can Transform in Africa, Bill Gates
There are four areas where AI can thrive and even close the equity gap, according to Bill Gates. Farming, Patient care, Health Care Workers and Education.
Read moreAI 'General Purpose' Tech
A Pioneer of Machine Learning, Andrew Ng believes that AI is the "new electricity." It's not useful for one thing only, he says. Electricity transformed the world 100 years ago, just like AI will do in this major transition.
Read moreChat GPT Personal Assistants and You
Have you tried the new Chat GPT Assistant. I built a few personal GPTs, had some fun and observed some pitfalls. Has a ways to go tbh.
Read moreGPT Prompting
The more detailed your prompting for ChatGPT the better your result. Here are some of the ones we use for GPT that work well.
Read moreRevolutionizing Journalism: The Rise of AI in Newsroom Innovation
Some takeaways from the Africa Bloomberg Media Innovators event I attended in Cape Town. Great insights to consider if you're trying to navigate AI.
Read moreTrust in God, But Lock Your Car
Eyes wide open. The limitations of Artificial Intelligence that are crucial to know, and how you may be a target for poisoned data
Read moreFuture of Work in Newsrooms
Invest in fact-checking, Understand AI opportunities and limitations and try new things to ensure data hygiene
Read moreRAG, Three Letters and a Big Difference. Huge.
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is an artificial intelligence framework that retrieves data from external sources of knowledge to improve the quality of responses (source: techtarget)
Read moreA New Type of Journalist
Journalists who use AI will replace journalists who do not. These new types of journalists will be faster at getting to new stories, more accurate, more balanced.
Read moreYour Body, Your Language
Body language plays a significant role in connecting with people, and how we come across in public. How can you ensure you connect with people, in 3 seconds. That's all you've got.
Read moreIs It Real or Fake?
What kind of technologies are being considered and tested in order to figure out what is real or not: pictures, voices, video. It's a jungle. Here's one idea being developed by Content Credentials.
Read moreBe a Detective
How can we know what's real and what's not? How can we make sure we're not fooled? Here are a few tips.
Read moreThe Luka Press Club, Democratizing Storytelling Through NFTs
The Luka Press Club envisions an NFT storytelling ecosystem where stories are democratized, stories are trusted, and storytellers are rewarded.
Read moreWill Journalists Use Blockchain to Determine What's Real and What's Not
How blockchain could be the key to authenticating content like video and photos and countering disinformation
Read moreThe Lakes Every Reporter Should Know: Data Lakes
We may no longer simply report the news. We must analyze the information that we are using in order to say what has occurred factually.
Read moreThe Newsroom of the Future
Newsrooms of the future will need to operate, in part, as an intelligence agency in order to manage the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence
Read moreData. Everywhere, All The Time
The four key trends of data in the world today that you need to know as a communications expert or media company.
Read moreWelcome to the Rundown
Hi everyone. Welcome to the Rundown’s blog page. Here we’ll share why we are creating this media platform and our thoughts on the media industry trends as they are unfolding.
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