Agnes Aistleitner argues in a comment piece that artificial intelligence is shifting from hype around large centralised platforms toward practical execution by individuals. Recounting ClawCon Nairobi at Strathmore University, attended by more than 400 developers and entrepreneurs, the author says the next wave of AI will belong to individual builders rather than closed ecosystems, according to The Independent Uganda. The piece frames this transition as a move from spectacle to usable, locally driven innovation.
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