Tag: RISK

Artificial Intelligence: UK warns advance forms could be used to create bioweapons

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The UK government says it plans to address the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence (AI), including its possible use to create biological weapons, at the AI Safety Summit to be held in November. The UK government disclosed this in a statement on Monday “There are two particular categories of risk that we are focusing on: 1. Misuse risks, for example where a bad actor is aided by new AI capabilities in biological or cyber-attacks, development of dangerous technologies, or critical system interference. “Unchecked, this could create significant harm, including…

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Flood: UNICEF raises alarm, says more than 1.5 million children at risk in Nigeria

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the devastating floods  wreck havoc across Nigeria,  United Nations Children Education Funds says more than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance, 60 per cent of which are children and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition. The floods, which have affected 34 out of the 36 states in the country, UNICEF says have displaced 1.3 million people, with over 600 people loosing their lives and over 200,000 houses either partially or fully damaged.  In a statement, UNICEF says cases of diarrhoea…

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122m Nigerians at risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases – Health Ministry

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says no fewer than 122 million people in Nigeria are at risk of getting Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs). Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director and National Coordinator of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Control/Elimination/Eradication Programme at  the FMoH , made the disclosure on Thursday  at a two-day media dialogue at Ibadan. The dialogue was organised by the Child Rights Information Bureau (CRIB) Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Anyaike said that NTDs are a group of 20 disease…

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