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"Boko Haram" translates to "Western education is forbidden". Using Western AI as an educational tool seems like hypocrisy.
by petilon 3mo ago
"Boko Haram" translates to "Western education is forbidden". Using Western AI as an educational tool seems like hypocrisy.
- block_dagger 3mo agoAre you sure "education" doesn't actually mean "ideology"?
- ButlerianJihad 3mo ago“Boko” is actually a loanword from “book” so it literally means they want to forbid “book-learning”. It is also instructive to understand that the Quran calls Jews and Christians “People of the Book”, in other words, people who read and believe the Bible.
- penguin_booze 3mo agoPeople should more than one book. Even better, people should know when to stop reading a book.
- dyauspitr 3mo agoWestern values
- petilon 3mo agoBoko traditionally refers to Western or secular education (as opposed to Islamic education).