With a population of over 9 million people, Luanda is the thriving oil-fed capital of Angola. Home to the Kimbundu ethnic group, the city which was once called the Paris of Africa has Portuguese as the official language.
Founded in 1576, Luanda became the administrative center of the Portuguese colony in 1627 and bears the torrid distinction of being a major outlet for slave traffic to Brazil. Now home to an elite wealthy, despite a high cost of living, Luanda has a flourishing harbor and business trade on a backdrop of beautiful architecture.
Today’s Episode
Ruth and Richard Reis met virtually to have a conversation. How apt; after all, Richard’s world of work lives online. The conversation gets off to a fun start, not least because the greeting sounds so smooth, but also because Richard’s vibrant energy sails through.
Skimming over his fabulous start in business, by proverbially sitting at his father’s feet to learn how to make a movie, Richard reflects on his enviable exposure to Sony, 20th Century Fox and Netflix, to name some, and what stardust sprinkles light up his entrepreneurial journey.
Now solidly ensconced in the Software Engineering metaverse, Richard shares the milestones on his trajectory to success and making a name for himself. The impact of greats such as Steve Jobs cast a long shadow and set high benchmarks that demonstrate that creating outstanding software is not child’s play on a high-tech video game, but rather the back end of crafting algorithms, brain-brawn and perspiration from repeat.com until you get it right!
In all this, the question of ethics inevitably rises to the fore. In the rapid pace, smoke and mirrors world of Artificial Intelligence, hardly anything could be more amorphous. When a healthy dose of pleasure is added to the offering, say in regard to the mushrooming popularity of AI Girlfriends, well, that is a moving target indeed.
Twendeni. Africa is ready!
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Mentioned by Richard:
- Richard’s Most Recommended Books Product: www.mostrecommendedbooks.com/
- Richard’s AI Dating Project: https://sparkaidating.com/
- Ray Dalio - The Changing World Order
