{"id":234645,"date":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/experts-allay-fears-of-ai-induced-job-losses-push-for-human-centred-adoption\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T00:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:55:16","slug":"experts-allay-fears-of-ai-induced-job-losses-push-for-human-centred-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/experts-allay-fears-of-ai-induced-job-losses-push-for-human-centred-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts allay fears of AI-induced job losses, push for human-centred adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/experts-allay-fears-of-ai-induced-job-losses-push-for-human-centred-adoption\/\">Experts allay fears of AI-induced job losses, push for human-centred adoption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/experts-allay-fears-of-ai-induced-job-losses-push-for-human-centred-adoption\/\">https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/experts-allay-fears-of-ai-induced-job-losses-push-for-human-centred-adoption\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-22 00:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"guardian.ng\">guardian.ng<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AI&#8217;s Impact:<\/strong> Elijah Daniel from Schneider Electric dismissed fears over AI causing job losses, citing evidence that firms adopting AI report no change in staffing levels and outperform competitors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance and Revenue:<\/strong> AI integration correlates with higher revenue per employee, with exposed industries showing three times the growth of less exposed sectors, according to PwC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI in Industry:<\/strong> Daniel highlighted that Africa\u2019s industrial sectors are hindered by a disconnect between control rooms and field operations, despite AI&#8217;s potential for economic value.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data and AI:<\/strong> Daniel emphasized that the value of AI in industrial operations comes from quality and depth of data rather than the technology itself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>African Policy and AI:<\/strong> There\u2019s a call for Africa-centered AI policies, stronger data sovereignty, and the preservation of indigenous knowledge systems to ensure balanced technological advancement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Human-Centered AI:<\/strong> Olatoun Gabi-Williams stressed that AI development should enhance social and environmental sustainability and cautioned against risks from unchecked AI adoption. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Knowledge:<\/strong> Scholars like Pelumi Olatunji underscored the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge systems, cautioning that technological progress shouldn&#8217;t overshadow traditional knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limited AI Resources:<\/strong> Abdulazeez Shomade pointed out the 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