BY KENNETH EZE
9mobile has taken its knowledge sharing session for media partners, designed to acquaint journalists with emerging trends in journalism, a notch higher, with the third edition of the initiative held virtually.
The session, facilitated by multimedia producer and social media strategist, Usifo Omozokpea, who is currently the Audience Development Manager (WA) at The Conversation Africa, was themed, “Responding to Emerging Challenges in Journalism with the use of AI-powered tools”.
Omozokpea described AI as the simulation of human intelligence process or human activities through machines, especially computer systems.
He noted that there were specific applications of AI, including expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision.
The tools, he said, enhanced the job of media practitioners and could help them collaborate better.
He pointed out that there were various tools that had been designed to address specific media needs and urged participants to embrace the various AI tools at their disposal to improve their professional practice.
The Executive Director, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, 9mobile, Abdulrahman Ado, represented by 9mobile’s PR Lead, Chineze Amanfo, said that the knowledge shared during the training session had proven to be useful to all participants.
“This clearly shows that learning is a continuum in order to stay relevant as media practitioners in this emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) era.
“The need to consistently upscale skill-set in terms of modern technological tools remains crucial,” he said.
Ado noted that the knowledge gained by participants during the training would obviously aid them to work smarter and even create room for intelligent collaboration with colleagues in a seamless and professional manner.
