The Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, has urged Ghanaians to focus on the positive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.

She emphasised their importance in shaping the future of education, innovation and national development.

Hon. Naa Koryoo made the remarks when she, together with the Municipal Chief Executive for Awutu Senya East, Seth Serwonoo Banini, and a delegation of officials, paid a courtesy visit to the BE-WEH School of Robotics in Kasoa following the school’s impressive victory at the National AI Robotics Competition.

The visit aimed to congratulate the students and management of the school for their outstanding achievement in securing the national title and bringing the prestigious trophy to Kasoa. Addressing the students, Hon. Naa Koryoo commended their hard work, dedication and innovation. She encouraged the team as they prepare to represent Ghana at the upcoming International Robotics Competition in Geneva, Switzerland.

As a demonstration of her commitment to supporting science and technology education, the MP donated GH¢10,000 towards the team’s preparations for the international event.

"When look at our 21st Century, we use machine for everything but quite recently I think that around 2020 there and we the Ghanaians also embraced AI.

"And the AI doing a lot of things although there's a narrative that the AI is destroying things or it will make a lot of People's job collapse but I think that we should concentrate of the many positives and the little negatives we work at it.

"The AI that we're talking about it, today we've come to witness that our own children from Kasoa have done and I think this is an initiative it started some times ago when they went to a national competition to win," she explained.