AI Can Help Spread Faith – Lagos Deputy Gov Tells  Religious Leader

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has urged religious leaders to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to propagate their faith.

Hamzat gave the advice at the Fourth Annual Ramadan Lecture/Iftar and Special Prayer in Memory of the Late Oba Mufutau  Hamzat at Mushin, Lagos State, South-West Nigeria.

Hamzat emphasised the need for clerics to understand the influence of AI on humanity.

As technology advances, Artificial Intelligence has left some individuals uncertain about what to do, particularly in ways that align with their religious beliefs and practices.

 There are concerns about the use and misuse of technology and its influence on the value system.

Lagos State Deputy Governor urged religious leaders to help their members understand AI’s influence on humanity and how to live with technology while remaining religious and godly.

He said that AI had advanced significantly and religious leaders must find ways to utilise it to spread their messages.

Embracing AI While Keeping Faith in God

Even though AI helps spread the faith and offers many benefits, the Lagos State Deputy Governor explained that people should remember that their ultimate allegiance belongs to God.

According to him, although AI helps spread Faith, humans are controlled by God, not machines.

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Hamzat also emphasised the importance of honouring one’s parents even in death, saying that it helped to preserve their legacies.

In a lecture entitled “Justice”, Sheikh Almudeen Mubarak implored Nigerians to treat one another equally and fairly.