WATCH: Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, interacts with AI assistant “AKU,” which responds in different Ghanaian dialects, during the National AI Strategy launch at Labadi Beach Hotel.
Watch live here: https://t.co/tvJ45zPjpE
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This is a Disgust!ng Video Of The Coach With One Of The Kidz,
This Bad! This Is Soooo Sad!
This Man Is Dangèrous To be around Kids,
Ghana Police Should Do Something!
𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗 ! ! ! ✊🏿
A child who is known is more likely to be understood. A child who is loved has the inner strength to seek help. A child who is protected can grow without fear. Our shared responsibility is to weave these principles into the fabric of our community,
THE COBRA EFFECT
During the British Raj, officials grew concerned about the rising number of venomous cobras in Delhi. To tackle the issue, they introduced a bounty for every dead snake.
At first, the policy seemed successful, many cobras were killed.
But soon, an unintended consequence appeared. Enterprising locals began breeding cobras to claim the reward. Once the government realised this loophole and scrapped the bounty programme, the breeders released their now-worthless snakes.
The result? The cobra population surged to even higher levels than before.
This episode is remembered as the Cobra Effect, a classic example of how well-meaning incentives can backfire, producing the exact opposite of the intended outcome.
The “Cobra Effect” is such a powerful reminder that policies and incentives don’t just create results, they create behaviours.
When you reward outcomes without thinking of human ingenuity, people will always find a shortcut.
That’s why in governance, business, or even personal systems - designing incentives matters more than setting targets, otherwise you end up with more cobras, not less.
- Don Tim
Ghanaian conman John Ackah Blay-Miezah defrauded investors of $250 million across North America, Europe, and Asia and, even on his deathbed in 1992, lied to his family about having a $15 billion fortune hidden in an offshore bank.
- Here’s an insightful thread about John Ackah Blay-Miezah, the ultimate conman, who swindled the world with his audacious Oman Ghana Trust Fund scam.