BUILDING BRIDGES

The goal of this workshop is to bridge the gap between AI research and AI deployment paying particular attention to the uniqueness of African communities and infrastructures

For many years now the Deep Learning Indaba has been an incredible place to learn and grow in the academic space. It is time now to use this knowledge to envision and implement our future truth. We recognise the huge potential of AI  in Africa and envision a future whereby African commuities’ needs and aspirations are the center of AI product design. The majority of Africa’s AI innovators and entrepreneurs are Western-centric and/or Western educated without the privilege of learning how to domesticate the largely Westernized AI concepts and principles. They, therefore, might end up designing products and services that do not speak to the specificities in Africa. The People-centered MLOps workshop is one that aims at unpacking the gap between AI research and deployment paying particular attention to the uniqueness of African communities and infrastructures.

In this interactive workshop, we will figure out how to bridge this gap. On our side, we will bring together the practical implementation tools to turn ML based ideas into working products (MLOPs) as well as the best practicies of making your products people and community-centered. On your side, bring your voice, expertise, experiences, and African dreams as you engage in our hands-on activities.  Together, we will co-create knowledge on AI African products that is currently missing and that we hope we can share with attendees of the Indaba and beyond.