 Most of Nigerian journalists have now been urged to take advantage of the use of artificial intelligence, AI to advance and promote inclusivity and access to information. This message was handed down by US Consul General Will Stevens in Lagos, Nigeria. I corresponded to Paul Jolt reports. Sitted here are journalists from different media houses, numbering about 25 across Nigeria. They have come to acquire more knowledge on the use of artificial intelligence. In his remarks at the opening of the three-day session, the US Consul General Will Stevens says the training will help Nigerian journalists to be better equipped and catch up with the rest of the world in their reportage. As artificial intelligence continues to explode around the world, it's impacting both journalism but also public policy and a variety of interests in every sector. So as Nigeria's journalists become better equipped to report on this phenomenon, they'll become better equipped to help us here in Nigeria and around the world understand it and explain it to Nigeria's citizenry. It's one more way that the US mission is trying to support Nigeria's democracy as we support journalists who play such a critical role in democracies around the world. Head of the Business Development Office, US Agency for Global Media, which runs Voice of America, John Moore praised the advancement of AI but advised journalists to be cautious when using AI, saying that it can create problems for the user when it's not properly utilized. It has great opportunities and great risks. It can help you do your jobs but you need to be on the lookout for problems and mistakes. Most of the information being fed into AI is from the West. You're often getting a very poor picture or no picture at all of underdeveloped, or I don't want to say underdeveloped, but developing countries like Nigeria which are the future of the world. The problem with AI, it's not reflecting what's happening in places like Nigeria, in my opinion. Some of the journalists who participated in the training expressed delight in the workshop. They said the buck still stops on the desk of the editor. We have learned that as awesome or rather as caring as AI might be, it is actually very helpful tool that if we know how, if we understand and learn how to use it, we can even use it ethically. It could help us achieve even more as journalists. Humans have a very significant or the most significant role to play with regards to the use of AI in journalism. We have to make sure everything is balanced because we are trained as journalists. The AI isn't. It's just there to give us, based on the prompts we give. So that's basically the most salient point from this seminar, this program. As Nigeria is still classified among the third world country, journalists are looking forward to more of such trainings for professionalism. Poor George, love TV news. Yay! Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.