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January 29, 2026

Africa Needs to Protect the Intellectual Intellect of its AI Creators By William Jackson

Having sponsored over 600 youth, teens and young adults to attend WordCamp Conferences across Africa alone since 2016. The rise of Africa has continued to influence continental growth across the youngest ages with the average age of 19 years old. The growth of developers, bloggers, content creators, artists and innovators is drawing the attention of Europe, United States, China and other nations. These African youth and teens are the "soul and soil" of Africa. They are becoming more valuable than the precious minerals of the African landscape. The potential for content and data to be stolen must be made aware of African creators, educators, business, and entrepreneurs. The greater potential for African people to be lured away from their homes and taken to far distant worlds. The growth of AI is sharing international and inter-continental data that has the potential to earn billions.

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