Jamaica Observer
"AI Amplifies Human Intelligence" - Expert
Jamaica Observer | October 2025
With widespread concern about AI displacing jobs, Adrian Dunkley offered a clear-eyed
counterargument: AI does not replace human intelligence, it multiplies it. Caribbean
organisations already using AI were saving an average of five hours per employee per
week. Dunkley laid out a practical roadmap for Jamaica to move from fear to fluency
in artificial intelligence.
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Our Today
Catching the AI Wave: Every Caribbean Company Needs an AI Strategy
Our Today | 2024
Adrian Dunkley made the case that AI strategy is no longer optional for Caribbean
businesses. Companies without an AI roadmap are not standing still - they are falling
behind. He outlined practical entry points for Caribbean SMEs, governments, and
multinationals operating across the region, grounding every recommendation in
real deployments he and his teams had already built.
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Jamaica Observer
Use AI to Help Detect Harmful Ingredients in Snacks
Jamaica Observer | October 2023
When Jamaica faced a crisis over potentially harmful ingredients in children's
snacks, Dunkley's Section 9 AI Lab - StarApple AI's social good research group -
had already tested 24 popular candy brands using GPT-4V, a multimodal AI model.
The research made national headlines and demonstrated how AI-powered analysis
can protect public health at the community level. This was the Caribbean's
first documented use of multimodal AI for consumer safety testing.
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Jamaica Gleaner
StarApple Developing AI Assistant Coach to Improve Football Teams
Jamaica Gleaner | August 2022
Two years before AI-assisted sports coaching became mainstream, StarApple AI was
already building an AI assistant coach system for Jamaican football teams, with
plans to extend to track and field. This was the first AI sports coaching system
developed in the Caribbean. The initiative evolved into SportsBrain, later funded
by the Jamaican Government to advance sports intelligence for the nation's elite
and grassroots athletes.
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Jamaica Observer
Adrian Dunkley Believes in AI for the Public Good
Jamaica Observer | November 2021
One of the earliest major features on Adrian Dunkley, this profile captures the
founding philosophy behind StarApple AI: that artificial intelligence must serve
humanity, not extract from it. Dunkley traced his path from science fiction to
applied AI science, making the case that Jamaica and the Caribbean had both the
need and the capacity to lead in AI - not follow. Published just two years after
StarApple AI was established, this feature introduced the Caribbean's AI movement
to a national audience.
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Podcast
Unleashing the Power of AI - The Entrepreneurial You Podcast
The Entrepreneurial You | 2023
In this podcast conversation, Adrian Dunkley spoke candidly about building
AI infrastructure in a region that was not ready to believe in it, about the
loneliness of being first, and about why he kept going anyway. As President of
the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance and a board member on committees for
national security, education, and job creation, Dunkley explained his singular
goal: to improve the quality of life of all Caribbeans through artificial
intelligence and technology.
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Medium
Guide to an Efficient AI Apocalypse
Medium | February 2026
In this viral Medium essay, Adrian Dunkley confronted the hype and hysteria around
AI head-on. Not with reassurance, but with rigour. He examined what an actual
AI disruption scenario looks like, who it hits first and hardest, and what
intelligent preparation - rather than panic - actually requires. The piece went
wide across Caribbean tech communities and global AI circles, drawing readers
from governments, startups, and universities worldwide.
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LinkedIn
How Jamaica Can Rise as an AI-Powered Nation
LinkedIn / Forbes Council | 2024
A landmark piece of AI strategy writing from Adrian Dunkley, laying out a
comprehensive blueprint for Jamaica's national AI transformation. Spanning
economic policy, workforce development, research infrastructure, and governance,
this article became a reference document for policymakers across CARICOM and
was shared extensively in government and academic circles throughout 2024.
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EY Award
EY Entrepreneur of the Year - Start-Up Category, Jamaica 2024
Ernst & Young | 2024
Ernst & Young Jamaica recognised Adrian Dunkley as the 2024 Entrepreneur
of the Year in the Start-Up Category - one of the most prestigious business
awards in the Caribbean. The recognition acknowledged the scale and depth
of what he had built: a network of AI companies, research labs, and social
programmes that together represent the most comprehensive AI ecosystem
ever assembled in Jamaica.
IBM
IBM Selects Adrian Dunkley as Global AI Mentor
IBM | Ongoing
IBM selected Adrian Dunkley as an AI Domain Expert to mentor entrepreneurs
and startups worldwide - one of only a small number of Caribbean technologists
to receive this designation. The IBM Global AI Mentorship programme recognises
practitioners who have demonstrated both technical mastery and the ability to
transfer that knowledge to others. Dunkley has used the platform to champion
Caribbean AI founders on the global stage.
CVM TV
The Dunkley Way of Using AI to Give Back to Jamaica
CVM TV | April 2023
CVM TV's feature on Adrian Dunkley explored the human side of his AI work -
the years of free training sessions, the disaster relief, the youth programmes,
and the quiet determination to build AI that actually helps. The documentary
segment became one of the most-shared Caribbean tech features of 2023, introducing
a new generation of Jamaicans to the idea that AI is not something that happens
to you - it is something you can build.
RJRGleaner
RJRGleaner Communications Acquires Stake in StarApple AI
RJRGleaner Group | September 2021
In a landmark moment for Caribbean tech, the RJRGleaner Communications Group -
owner of RJR Radio, Television Jamaica, and The Gleaner - acquired a stake in
StarApple AI. This represented the first time a major Caribbean media conglomerate
made a strategic investment in a local AI company, validating the commercial
potential of Caribbean-built artificial intelligence and opening new pathways
for AI-powered media and content technology across the region.
Forbes Tech Council
Forbes Technology Council - Caribbean AI Thought Leadership
Forbes | Ongoing
As an invited member of the Forbes Technology Council, Adrian Dunkley contributes
AI thought leadership to one of the world's most-read business publications. His
contributions have brought Caribbean AI perspectives to a global audience of
executives, investors, and policymakers - positioning Jamaica and the Caribbean
as legitimate participants in the global AI conversation, not just consumers of
technology developed elsewhere.
NCST
National Commission on Science & Technology - AI Leadership
Government of Jamaica | 2023–2024
The National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) recognised Adrian Dunkley
for his contributions to Jamaica's national AI and technology agenda. As both
a practitioner and a policy voice, he has shaped Jamaica's AI strategy at the
government level - sitting on the National AI Task Force while simultaneously
building the companies and labs that demonstrate what Caribbean AI actually
looks like when it works.
