Gutenberg didn’t know about the smartphone.
Ada Lovelace didn’t expect deepfakes.
Alan Turing didn’t imagine transformers helping kids in Kibera learn algebra in Swahili.
But we? We live at the intersection. The timelines are collapsing. Research that used to take years now takes months. Sometimes days. Sometimes… minutes.
OpenCV, the humble computer vision library, can now help the visually impaired navigate matatu stages with image-to-speech feedback. The same tech can convert sign language into real-time voice — bridging decades of exclusion.
In pharmaceutical labs across the globe, AI models are discovering molecules faster than ever. Faster than humans. Faster than HIV. Faster than sickle cell.
Material science is getting a boost too. Labs are experimenting with AI-predicted compounds that break down plastic waste or speed up plant growth. Imagine that: AI models trained on chemistry datasets helping us grow food faster, cleaner, smarter.
Imagine a Kenya where hunger is optional. Where waste doesn’t pile. Where disability doesn’t mean exclusion.
Now stop imagining.
It’s already starting.
