Can Africa escape digital colonialism? In Episode 4 of The Tech Prophet Podcast, we examine Africa’s dependence on foreign cloud platforms, APIs, payment infrastructure, app stores, AI systems, data infrastructure and cybersecurity — and what digital sovereignty could actually look like.

Some of the world’s most powerful AI models may never be released to the public, not because they failed, but because they may be too dangerous to distribute freely. In Episode 3 of The Tech Prophet Podcast, Amos Pikins explores closed and open-weight AI, cybersecurity and biosecurity risks, government control, unequal access, and the difficult question of who should decide which intelligence the public is allowed to use.

Artificial intelligence may be the headline, but chips are the real power behind it. In this episode, Amospikins explains why semiconductors have become one of the world’s most valuable resources, why nations and technology companies are fighting to control them, and what this new struggle means for Africa’s place in the global AI race.

The next global war may not be fought with guns, but with chips, data and artificial intelligence. In this episode, Amospikins breaks down the growing AI battle between powerful nations and technology companies, why everybody wants control of the future, and what this struggle means for Africa and ordinary people.