On a warm afternoon in February 2023, while working through a routine bug fix, I received an email that quietly set the next two years of my life in motion: I had been awarded an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to pursue a joint master’s degree in data-intensive intelligent systems (EDISS). What followed was...
Recently, Apple released a paper (👉link) investigating the illusion and limitation of “thinking” in current AI models — a claim that quickly rippled through the machine learning community. As usual, reactions differed. Some saw it as vindication for long-held beliefs and others dismissed it as inconclusive or ill-defined. But to me, I...
In the early days of November 2022, I gave a talk at Google DevFest Kano on the wonders of AI. My spotlight was on transformer models, exploring their capacity to not only reshape technology but to leave an indelible mark on the world at large. Fast forward a few weeks after that,...
“If it feels easy, it’s probably not working”. That was one of the many insights I came across while reading Justin Skycak’s Upskilling. It focuses on uncovering what truly drives skill mastery backed with research from neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Here are the key takeaways I noted down:
Oil was king. Wars have been fought over it, nations relegated because of it and others elevated to the ranks of the wealthiest cohorts in history. Today, something else is replacing oil’s dominance – attention.
I’m sharing a compilation of insights I’ve gathered from my [little] time in the tech industry. While these started as personal reminders, I believe they’re worth sharing. And although they are rooted in tech, they apply across many fields:
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you must have heard of ChatGPT or, more likely, even used it. You might have also come across the other cool kids on the block; Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek to name a few. While these models have gained massive popularity, they remain the tip of...
Humanity’s quest for connection is as old as civilization itself. From ancient migrations driven by the search for resources to the exchange of cultures, traditions, and languages, human history has been defined by efforts to bridge distances. The internet, often seen as merely a technological tool, is a culmination of these efforts...
