The Forgotten Pioneer: How Nigeria Institutionalized a Student Who Built an AI Robot in 1971
A resurfacing historical account of Yoruba student Mudashiru Ayeni, who built an early AI robot in 1971 only to be declared mentally ill and sent to a psychiatric hospital, is drawing attention to suppressed innovation from the Global South.
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