All Quotes

"Everyone is talking about it, but not everyone who claims to be doing it really is"

"We are in a hype cycle, And there’s a bit of Fomo [fear of missing out] around AI. Everyone thinks everyone else is doing it and doing it at scale and getting it right – and that’s not really the case. Everyone is in the same period of uncertainty."

"where can we put AI?” theme going on in boardrooms. “But AI is one of several tools, It can provide insight from data, it can find patterns, generate content, enable conversations between chatbot and customer – but we must use it for the right reasons."

"Something like ChatGPT is only one possible solution, AI is far broader."

"So how should businesses approach an AI strategy? “I first ask clients to think about their goals: what is it they want to change in the organisation? Are they looking to attract more customers or maintain the current ones? What insights would be most valuable or what questions do they have? What would you need to know about customers to speak to them in a way that resonates?”"

"“AI is nothing without the data,” she says. “But there’s a lot to think through: where is the data coming from, is it representative, is it sustainable, do you have the rights over that data, could it be biased?"

"Sometimes it’s straightforward, say, if a company ran an AI model and attracted 5% more new business. But often it’s much more difficult to assess – for example, how it also affects productivity within wider systems and potentially impacts society more widely"

"Human ingenuity, empathy and people working as a team will really come to the fore. We will always need the human connection. And as AI grows, these soft skills will be increasingly critical"

"Machines can only learn from things that are in digital form,so unless something is in noughts and ones, they can’t learn from it. Think about all the experiences you have learnt from that are not digitised – things that have gone well or not so well that are not accessible to machines. There is so much that machines don’t know. They have harvested a lot of data but there’s a lot of knowledge and life experience that’s within us all – but not on the web."

"It may be a lot of fancy maths, but it’s easy to forget there’s a whole supply chain involved with AI,For example, where’s the data from, who’s supplying the algorithms, who maintains it, who’s keeping track, and what happens if something degrades over time or customer behaviour changes? Making sure the right people are accountable in the right way is really important."

"Not only is the underlying data itself a problem – “It comes from a western view of the world which can be full of poor data and horrific stuff,– but also there is not enough diversity among the people working in that space. We need people in the room to be able to say, ‘I’m not comfortable with that."

"I’ve been in this space for a long time, “When I did my degree I was one of two women doing computer science, so I am used to it. But I haven’t seen radical progress. AI is still pretty male dominated."

"There is lots of amazing work being done out there by people such as Maggie Philbin [the former presenter of BBC’s Tomorrow’s World] and Anne-Marie Imafidon [Stemettes founder]. But if you think about who is going to play around with algorithms at the weekend to gain experience, it’s less likely to be a woman with kids or anyone with caring responsibilities. When do women have time to experiment with it?"

"I will be working with the Turing team to build up the Institute's portfolio in AI - not just in my own area, multi-agent systems, but AI more generally. We have a really exciting portfolio of activities in the pipeline, which will confirm the UK's place at the heart of the 21st century AI revolution."

"‎There is this narrative out there, and it's a very popular narrative and it's very compelling which is that at some point machines are going to become as intelligent as human beings and then they can apply their intelligence to making themselves even smarter."

"The story is that it all spirals out of our control. And of course this is the plot of quite a lot of science fiction movies, notably Terminator. I love those movies just as much as anybody does. But it's deeply implausible, and I became frustrated with that narrative for all sorts of reasons, one of which is that that narrative, whenever it comes up in serious debate about where AI is going and what the risks are, there are real risks associated with AI. It tends to suck all the oxygen out of the room in the phrase that my colleague used. And it tends to dominate the conversation and distract us from things that we should really be talking about."

"I often get asked, ‘Why are you being such an activist? Because I understand and believe that our continent must develop, but we must do it responsibly in order to secure the iconic wildlife species of Africa.”"

"The disappearing forests, the overgrazed rangelands, and conversion to crop agriculture of grasslands and wetlands that had served as drought refugia … all have diminished the resilience of the system."

"This country, Venezuela, is going to be the brightest opportunity for investment of American companies, of good people that are going to make a lot of money."

"I accept this is as a recognition to our people, to the millions of Venezuelans that are anonymous and are risking everything they have for freedom, justice and peace and I’m absolutely convinced that we will achieve it."

"The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace — to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to María Corina Machado. She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. As the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times Ms Machado has been a key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided — an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government. This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy: our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree. At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground."

"Venezuela’s authoritarian regime makes political work extremely difficult. As a founder of Súmate, an organisation devoted to democratic development, Ms Machado stood up for free and fair elections more than 20 years ago. As she said: "It was a choice of ballots over bullets." In political office and in her service to organisations since then, Ms Machado has spoken out for judicial independence, human rights and popular representation. She has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people."

"In its long history, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has honoured brave women and men who have stood up to repression, who have carried the hope of freedom in prison cells, on the streets and in public squares, and who have shown by their actions that peaceful resistance can change the world. In the past year, Ms Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions of people."

"Maria Corina Machado meets all three criteria stated in Alfred Nobel’s will for the selection of a Peace Prize laureate. She has brought her country’s opposition together. She has never wavered in resisting the militarisation of Venezuelan society. She has been steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy. Maria Corina Machado has shown that the tools of democracy are also the tools of peace. She embodies the hope of a different future, one where the fundamental rights of citizens are protected, and their voices are heard. In this future, people will finally be free to live in peace."

"If you look at the way the world operates, it’s almost blind to the fact that women bear the biggest burden and brunt of climate change."

"Anybody who's working with these issues — biodiversity, climate change, and the underlying drivers of it — realize the interconnectedness of it,"

"If we really care about biodiversity, if we really care about carbon that is in the peatlands, if we really care about the Indigenous people, why are we not putting our money where our mouths are?"

"Mexico does not accept interference, does not accept interventionism – we are a free, independent and sovereign country"

"I told him, 'No, President Trump, our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale"

"we will never accept the presence of the United States Army in our territory"

"Regarding the decrees that President Donald Trump signed yesterday, I would like to say the following: The people of Mexico can be sure that we will always defend our sovereignty and our independence"

"That is a maxim the President must live up to"

"Though Trump had already signed a flurry of executive orders"

"It’s always important to keep a cool head"

"For us, it will continue to be the Gulf of Mexico"

"Don’t forget about the cataract program—it is very important"

"It was a miracle they were saved"

"Many family members from that generation were exterminated"

"I grew up without religion"

"It is time for women"

"Women have arrived to shape the destiny of our beautiful nation"

"Health and education are rights of the Mexican people, not privileges nor merchandise"

"I’m a mother, grandmother, scientist, a woman of faith, and now, president"

"I won’t let you down"

"I chose this EMBA programme because I believed that it would give me an edge when it came to managing my businesses, as well as growing them across Africa. Additionally, I wanted to interact with a network of people who share my passion for Africa and be in a space that would provide me with tools to understand the dynamics of doing business on the continent."

"We have formed bonds which I am sure will go on beyond the programme. the ALUSB EMBA has brought together people with a passion for bringing positive change in Africa and motivation for self-development. Our class is a diverse pool of information, perspectives, and support from all over the continent. It feels like the Admissions team didn’t just pick these people for the class but also for Africa."

"As someone who’s very passionate about the continent, it’s nice to see that same passion in the faculty that teaches us. Their dedication is almost tangible."

"One of the key things that I have learned is to navigate different markets on a contextual level, which benefits the people involved. It has brought a whole paradigm to the work that I do."

"I feel like this pandemic is a cataly. I believe that this is an opportunity for Africa to rise but it can only do so with exemplary leadership."

"As a female doctor you already have to work twice as hard. There is still the perception of family restrictions and anticipated maternity leave. It is more intense in surgery. You have your baby but sometimes you have to stay at work."