How AI-Tech and Creativity Can Work Together? With Collins Atuhaire | Kelele Podcast Episode 5

Atuhaire Collins Benda is a Ugandan technologist, AI software engineer, and innovator who builds AI‑systems tuned for Ugandan culture, languages, and communities. He helped develop the Uganda Cultural Content Benchmark (UCCB) to ensure inclusive, culturally‑aware AI models. He is also the tech lead for the Akatuuti Platform.

🔗More from Collins
https://www.collinsbenda.com
https://x.com/kolynz_b

🚀 Uganda’s Multimedia Industry Podcast
A space to learn, connect, and grow together. We will do our best to bring you honest insights from industry experts, stories and practical advice to help you navigate the growing digital economy. We hope these conversations will help to encourage and guide you to turn your creative energy into sustainable success.

Kelele Collective is a community dedicated to supporting multimedia creators in Uganda and home of the Multimedia Meetup in Kampala. If you want to grow as an animator, 3D artist, filmmaker, motion designer, media producer, digital creator or designer, find us at https://kelelecollective.org/hello

💛 Special Thanks
In collaboration with Akatuuti Platform   / akatuuti_platform  
With the kind support from KTA Symposium and MCI Media Hub

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00:00 - Intro
01:52 - What is an AI Engineer
03:30 - Collins Humble Beginnings
08:08 - Growing Interest in Computers
10:20 - Learning Computrer Languages
14:58 - Technology is Changing the Way we Live
16:40 - Luganda Large Language Model
20:45 - Ai and Creativity Combined
25:58 - Machine Learning Explained
30:43 - Should Creatives be Afraid of Ai?
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🎬 Credits
Production: Kelele Collective
Hosts: Emily Banya, Tobi Flux
DOP: Magezi   / mageziiphotography  
Camera/Audio Assistants:
Prince Ledeke   / madeinugbyhva  
Calvin    / @wereissankofa  
Edit: Clarq    / @clarqnwaya  , Trek, Tobi
Music: Epidemic Sound

🧩 Artwork on Puzzles
Jeff Jjombwe   / jjombweartist  
Edwin Okol   / edu_tist  
Maria Byoma   / ​​the_0nly  
Aliguma Mugisa   / chaos_ali  
Tonie Mpungo   / toniepain  

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