It is essential to recognize that the responsible deployment of AI, its investment potential, and economic growth are not mutually exclusive. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fast-moving train that everyone wants to get on, and it’s easy to see why. The numbers are enticing: globally, AI could drive up economic growth by 20%. It could add US$1.5 trillion to Africa’s economy by 2030 and create 230 million new digital jobs on the continent. AI is already being used to predict flood patterns in Mozambique, automate tuberculosis diagnoses in South Africa, mark students’ assessments in Nigeria, and power voter registration in…