Life lends lemons, not lemonade,
Which, from lemons ought we get made.
So is it with AI,
Add we must our HI
To forge out things value-added.
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Happenings | 42.08.2025 | technology, creativity
Note: HI= Human Intelligence. Creativity does not end with a full stop; it is always a comma. The first AI-driven film called Hanuman, The Eternal, made in India (and made so well) has sparked a debate on the subject.
It was easy to admire such a pleasant mirage,
Her tasteful arrangement of complimentary tones,
With forms chasing functions on comfortable fabric,
To be smoothed with businesslike fingers
In total awareness of having my full attention.
And when we rehearsed stage kisses
In that discrete corner of the ensemble room,
The performance was convincing, if insincere.
And though we did refresh ourselves with many an encore,
Her heart remained nestled safely behind the fourth wall,
From the self-conscious shelter of which
She bartered for a better way of life.
I could feel the cost of my investment being marked up.
It’s what they call a value added tax,
A slick embezzlement passed on to the consumer
To cover the cost of doing business.
In the end, she proved to be less reliable than death and taxes.
She resented the implication when I called it a vig,
But in the final act, what she required of me
Wasn’t nothing but the same damn thing.
Start from square one
Pick the low hanging fruit
Work smarter not harder
Drill down to the root
Dive deeper going forward
Get a swat team, touch base
Square the circle, value added
Reach out - save face
Game changer, deal breaker
No brainer, ad hoc
Move the dial, close the deal
Plant the seeds, walk the talk
Get the metrics, crunch the numbers
Roll the rock up the hill
Make the forecast robust
And may the variance be nil
Pump up the expenses
Relax from your flap
Keep an eye on the audits
But don’t worry about GAAP
Plan B with your A game
Ahead of the curve
Drink the Koolaid, baked in
Take a risk, get a nerve
Low ball it, blue sky it
Step off the grid
Use buy-in and win-win and
Get a core competency, kid
Manage up, manage down
Then pull up your sox
And at the end of the day...
...at the end of the day…
think outside the box !
Nigerians aren't happy people...But we enjoy everyday
Not because it's easy but Our fate is accepted
Yet, we grow to change that...
Value added ensues, but our tax been looted
Corruption tall and sleek causing greed deeply rooted In our minds..,
we watch on and of course learn from our present leaders .
Mentor them subconsciously
More As we often sing to our parents 'we are the leaders of tomorrow '
Yet tomorrow comes, we still watching these present leaders subconsciously -concious
How clumsy that sounds and is....
As I write tis today
Tomorrow is never promised but growth is
We work towards growing in love
Cos love brings Wisdom to see, know
and to come to 'Change as a sane Nation
We are sane yet we lack sanity
Tomorrow is never promised but growth is...
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