Gaïus Kowene
I help ambitious professionals take their craft to the next level leveraging the power of Storytelling, Creative Thinking and Artificial Intelligence.
Location Dakar, Senegal
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To stay relevant in the workforce, I resolve to study Machine Learning and Explore Data Science.
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Emotional intelligence: as most of work will be automated or AI assisted, people will have plenty of time for themselves. If they can't deal with their own emotions, they might cause trouble for their work environment.
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I like the most the place where the course says that it's not human vs machine. Instead, it's humans and machines vs the problem. Human can train the machine, teach others how to use it and improve its functions in problem solving.
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My job is already changing with AI hrlping in journalistic content production.
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I am more interested in the last two points: the possible AI dominated world and skills that will be needed.
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No thanks! It's all clear.
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As I am already in management, I need to continue climbing the ladder by getting more responsibility and making more impact. One way to get there is by designing prompts that may help use AI in the decision-making process, to reduce the time spent thinking when there are logical and creative models that could facilitate the process. First step for me would be...
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I absolutely like how the career would evolve due to AI because it will limit margins for subjectivity and error. When decision is made based on real world data, performance can be evaluated based on that.
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I would stay where I currently am in Management and Leadership.
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For my current role, this is actually what is happening: making decisions based on audience behavior online as recommended by data.
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Role 2. Management and Leadership as I supervise teams and take decisions on behalf of the company.
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Management and Leadership because when everybody is busy getting things done, someone must make sure that the bigger vision is not lost in the day to day busyness
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They all mentioned how AI is being used by different people in different areas. They also raised some shortcomings and clearly stated that humans will still have their place in a AI dominated world.
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Humans and robots can collaborate to increase efficiency in a factory. Bu the human has to pick what role they want to play in the introduction of robots in their work place.
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AI can help reduce the problem of understaffed companies but they can't completely replace human presence.
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The fact that excitement around AI development should come with the acknowledgement that it is prone to replicating bias and the need for humans to be mindful of that.
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The role of the explainer would be perfect for me as I like to unbreak complex concepts to ordinary people.
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People think that using AI will be needed most. Actually, pretty much anyone will be able to effectively use AI. Innovating using AI as the foundation will make someone stand out in the long run.
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AI has helped me cut down the time I spend on mundane tasks in idea generation and text writing, therefore enhancing the quality of my final work as I focus more on what really matters.
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By helping managing ressources and detect changes that could affect the quality of the end product.
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Yes. There have ben cases of people using satellite and sensors to collect and analyze soil data, compare it with meteorological conditions of that location to advise farmers on actions they can take to increase their production.
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AI is helping cut down the wait time and reduce pressure on the medical as well as administrative staff of hospitals. It is also helping health professional do a more accurate diagnostic and offer a specialized treatment to their patients. In prevention, AI helps people monitor their health indicators to determine if something is wrong before it becomes a...
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The example of screenwriters in Hollywood losing their job due to the introduction of generative AI in the industry.
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I'm excited about understand how AI going mainstream will change the work place.
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I learned a lot, especially about the historic perspective and key vocabulary/concepts in the area of artificial intelligence. Businesses can definitely use AI to their advantage, so can employees whose jobs are at risk. There is a way to make AI an ally rather than an enemy.
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AI is like the computer revolution. It hides infinite possibilities. However, they all have to learn how to take their share of the pie by taking advantage of this innovation instead of fearing it.
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They all have valid concerns. However, they can also think about to turn this into an opportunity. One example would be learning a new profitable skill that would make them relevant either in the same industry or a different one, then look for a job or teach their new skills to other people who are concerned about a potential AI take over.
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I believe AI ca make so many things super easier, leaving people with more time to focus on what matters most in their life like building interpersonal relations with relatives. The down point is the lack of proper accountability and the risk of seeing it exacerbate issues like screen addiction, disinformation, etc.
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Automation is mainly about repetitive tasks where AI is more about providing data backed insights.
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Automatic TikTok videos suggestions or Instagram reels based on the user's data.
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Many websites have automated chatbots that simulate text conversations with their customers.
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PictureThis can identify more than one million flowers with 98% accuracy, better than most human experts.
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I think at some point, AI will not only learn from existing data but will be able to generate new data from what it has access to. Not just re-writing but creating new and non-existing data. To some extent, there are programs that are already going in this direction.
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I'm not really surprised because for someone to take this course, it means they already have an idea of what they are getting into but want a structured source of knowledge and certainly more knowledge.
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Hi Chen! I've been lazy for awhile about learning AI and always thought it was something only for geeks or people who are into coding. However, when I learned about the opportunity that it represents for people who have multidisciplinary experience, it caught my attention. I'm now determined to learn as much as I can about AI and find ways to integrate it into...
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Private actors caan help conduct international cultural relations activities but there shouldn't ba conflict of interest or any form of restraint to artistic creativity of artists and organizations involved.
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My home town of Goma is involved in cooperation a belgian city which helped build infrastructure and fund youth projects. But most of the time, after the mayor changed, the project couldn't continue as the one who replaced him was busy with politics.
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In DRC's forests, there are the pygmees who have a completely different cultural identity. As very few of them have had access to education or technology, they can use internet to promote their culture and organize cultural exchange activities with other tribes in the country to break the cultural barrier.
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The answer to this question is exactly what I said in my previous answer as I gave the example of DRC, Rwanda and Burundi. Cultural cooperation is way easy between these countries than with Uganda which is more anglophone than francophone or Swahiliphone like the three others.
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Sharing a common language can be an asset for international cooperation as it facilitates communication and self expression. It creates a sense of belonging to a common entity and acts as a natural icebreaker. One example is the fact that DRC, Rwanda and Burundi share many common languages like French and Swahili. This has facilitated many cross-border...
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Thanks!
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Transnational cultural relations corresponds most to the approach of my country, although it's not state sponsored.
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Well noted!
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The Swahili language, brought by Arab slave traders from East Africa has become a national language in DRC but is widely spoken in Kenya, Tanzania and other parts of the region.
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Of course! States can help fund international cultural relations but a certain level of autonomy for cultural actors.
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Artists, filmmakers and musicians help create a certain connexion and familiarity with a country. That's the first step. Once they start liking some of these cultural elements, comes a sort of identification and appropriation, where someone will identify as the fan of a certain musician or as a character of a certain movie. The next step is the need to visit...
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Cultural Diplomacy is something that you work on for long term results, not short term ones. Getting masses fall in love with a country, idealize it, will have an impact on how leaders of these people relate to the country. They will not necessarily blindly accept foreign policy of the country but there will certainly be a generation that will be inspired by...
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Cultural cooperation is mainly an exchange between two or more countries whereas public diplomacy is a set of efforts to communicate with foreign audiences.
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Promoting a country's culture is being narrow minded whereas promoting mutual understanding makes both countries get more than they could from the bilateral cooperation. Although the aim of a national cultural institute could be perceived as to promote that country's culture, but this has to be done only when encouraging mutual understanding and not pretending...
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Zaire, as DR Congo was called back then, organized several cultural events in 1974 which saw world icons like Mohammed Ali, Apollo 11 mission and others visit the country. However, I am not aware of any year focused on exchanges with one country.
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Cultural cooperation acts as a bridge between two countries, be it formal or informal. It can take the form of academic exchanges, language courses, libraries, festivals, etc.
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The main objective is to create a space for sharing and understanding, a space for tolerance that puts the two people in a better position to discuss how to strengthen their bilateral relations and further business exchanges.
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Unfortunately, my country has not invested in cultural diplomacy, not even in public diplomacy.
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Cultural relations is about understanding other people's cultures and helping them better understand ours to establish a basis of mutual trust that will serve in interactions, transactions and even conflict management.
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Hi, All! I'm very interested in understand how the world works and especially how citizens or actions that don't necessarily have anything to do with closed doors politics can influence decisions that affect lives of hundreds of thousands. That's why I'm taking this course.
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I loved the part on radicalization, use of UAVs and Guantanamo. I'm very interested in furthering this. I will check the requirements to join the bachelor program at Murdoch University! Many thanks!
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We cannot deny that measures part of what is widely known as the war on terror have helped prevent and in some cases effectively respond to terrorist attacks that would have cost lives to millions of people. We also have to admit that the lack of accountability and continuous violations of human rights and the international laws have had terrible consequences...
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Proportionality is very important not to justify more radicalization. Guantanamo Bay practices are not at all proportional and everything was carefully planned to take advantage of loopholes in legal texts.
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The warrior on terror restricts individuals' liberty and reinforces states' power.
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The use of drones can be considered as terrorism due to its preemptive nature and violation of international laws. It has been proven that drones actually make more terrorists than it kills.
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Using force in foreign states means that operations may become either slower or take the risk of having corrupt local officers leak information to terrorist groups.
The increasing militarization of domestic policing only adds to the feeling of fear and mistrust among population. This increases also the likely hood of police brutality.
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Undermining rights of part of the population will never work as a strategy. It only serves to create a trench between community members who engage with the program and the rest of the community. However, cultural exchanges and trust building activities can help people identity as one community and turn them into defenders of the community, not silent suspects.
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The problem is that reinforcing surveillance results in lack of trust and sometimes I'll informed interventions.
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As I said in my previous comment, radicalization is a very important pillar of terrorism and not understanding the concepts or theories surrounding the topic could lead to misleading policies and an unadapted response with terrible consequences on innocent lives.
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What I know about radicalization is that it is the foundation and the main pillar of terrorist groups. They use whatever mean available to radicalize people, some of them who end up either joining them or carrying out acts of terrorism on their behalf. Today with internet and end to end encryption, radicalization has become super easy, making anyone with...
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States or coalitions of States can carry out Counterterrorism operations. This is not always justified as some countries use it as an excuse to support militias and overthrow governments that don't follow their demands.
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The norm of territorial integrity which can be breached by foreign powers conducting illegal military/espionage secret missions in a specific country's territory (like killing Ben Laden).
The other norm is not using force or threats against a sovereign state which can be breached by superpowers bullying a weaker state to their war on terror operation...
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Thank you very much!
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With the risk that terrorism may quickly dominate an area, it is very important to deal with it as an extraordinary crime. However, there is need to be enough question not to give other people too much frustrations that would later precondition them to become the perfect targets of violent extremism recruiters.
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I would say that if the acts is prone to cause fear and terror, well, it's clear that that's terrorism. One important part of a terror act is psychological results it will have in those who will feel intimidated. If the aim is that, then, it's terrorism. You can't expect each and every perpetrator to leave a memo or a video saying what their intention were. We...
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This will definitely increase the risk of violent extremism acts by far right groups. It gives them a sort of legitimacy, platform where they can publicly speak about what they have so far been whispering. And using the false idea of free speech, they start confusing it with hate speech. Be it in politics or security circles, they should be seen as a real...
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It is possible to distinguish terrorism from other political crimes if we manage identify the motive of the act. If it's to create fear and coerce masses in following a certain religious/political idea, then, it's terrorism. But we have to be very careful when trying to understand the motives of the crime. This is what is critical to know its nature.
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I'm glad to read this, Nicole!
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Iranian rocket attacks on residences of US soldiers in Iraq. The motivation was to send a message to the US government that escalation could turn really bad for them. Another example is the public lynching of thieves in some African cities, a way for the community to send a message to others not to dare stealing again.
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It definitely is possible to identify acts of terrorism. However, with today's asymetric warfar tactics, some goverments fail to recognize the link between their citizen who was radicalized online and a foreign terrorist organization.
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There are instances where political violence may be necessary, like ending apartheid in South Africa.
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I would say: start a dialogue to show good will and rally local support. Then, start operations targeting leaders of the militant group as well corrupt local authorities/politicians who are their accomplices.
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When pro-democracy activists took to the streets in 2015 to say not to former DRC president Joseph Kabila's attempt to run for a third term and demand timely elections, the government responded with a violent crackdown that killed and jailed many people.
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Rwanda 1994 can be described as genocide because the main motive of one ethnic group was to eliminate the other.
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Examples of political violence:
- Civil war: The ethnic war in eastern Congo DRC, in which two ethnies started hunting each other while other ethnic groups get involved on one side or the other.- Terrorism: All Shebab attacking Carissa University in Kenya.
- Genocide: Rwanda 1994
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Thank you very much!
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Getting international instruments signed and airport security tightened is a success. We could even add the death of terrorists like Ben Laden and All Baghdadi. However, the main failure has been to support the countries' stability with a long term vision intervention. The US using the War on terror as a pretext to bully any countries that doesn't want to...
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The ICRC or Red Cross plays an important role when it comes to rights of war prisoners around the world.
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Both countries know very well what irreversible damages a nuclear war can have. Moreover, no side would have the international backing necessary to get the UN support.
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Natural ressources are an opportunity for the community, only if they stick together under the leadership of a visionary. Otherwise, it quickly become a source of conflict in the country with foreign interference.
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Today, there is an increased use of Geographic Information system for intelligence gathering and the use of manless drones to bombard territories where actors are not supposed to be in officially. There is also the change in terms of power. Many world powers are preferring to use proxies in their wars in foreign territories and to violate embargos.
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Conflict management is quite a controversial issue, with each involved party may stick to their demands and claims. Having international organization mediate or provide an independent view could help the conlicting parties reconsider their views and think of possible solutions.
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This invasion was one of this century's most absurd undertaking. Just read account from intelligence officers who worked in the war and right after. And today, Iraq is facing challenges because there was no follow up plan after the invasion.
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The motivations are of different nature. They could be territorial, cultural identity, historical legacy, economic, etc.
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The Katanga cessession: belgium wanted to keep hold of DRC's minerals while Lumumba, the new Prime minister wanted them out. This erupted in a war that even led to the death of UN Secretary General Dag Hamarksjold.
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Who can be involved?
State actors (army) and non state actors (rebel group), international humanitarian aid organizations, neighboring states, the diaspora, etc.Why might conflict occur?
Border dispute and sharing natural resources. One country claims it has the right to rule over the rich area of the other and therefore arms rebels to reinforce their... -
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Many thanks! I learned a lot and am eager for next steps!
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I now have a broader understanding of security, that it goes to even non military threats like natural or man-made disaster. And security is not just about protecting people and their belongings. It is as well about protecting people's values and sense of identity.
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Countries are supposed to have a disaster management department that plans on the country's capacity to receive the influx of displaced civilians. But there could be instances where the number of people received exceeds the capacity of the country. In this case, the country should act as a transit point, transferring those who wish to a third party country.
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During the Congo Second war, my security and that of my family were threatened as a member of my tribe joined one side of the conflicting parties. We immediately had to sell everything we owned and fled to seek refuge in my father's village. We were lucky that we could take an airplane but many other people were not able to and had to walk hundreds miles in...
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In my country, DRC, we have ANR, the intelligence agency, we also have DMIAP, the military intelligence agency, we have the PNC, national Police, etc.
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This is a very trycky issue but quite common, when it comes to territorial disputes between states. There is clearly the need for international pressure to push China to stay within its boundary and, I don't like what I'm saying, there may be need for armed clashes at some point. Without that, China will continue to bully other countries, which, in their turn,...
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Rebel groups funded by foreign states are seen as a security threat as they want to occupy territories that are rich in minerals and other natural resources. They often class with the country's army, attack and burn villages to enforce their authority.
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Many thanks for the terminology! It helps to know how to phrase some of these concepts!
