Written by Juboy – Yard Grown, Globally Minded
1. Di Hook – AI Nah Come… It Deh Yah Already
Mi memba di time weh AI (Artificial Intelligence) did sound like someting outta foreign sci-fi movie—Terminator an’ dem ting. Now? 2025 an’ di ting deh pon yuh phone, inna yuh bank app, even di likkle chatbot weh tell yuh “Good morning” when yuh check credit balance.
But hear mi now—AI nuh di problem. Di real question a: Yuh ago let it push yuh outta work… or yuh ago use it fi push yuh forward?
2. Why Jamaicans Haadspace Buck Pon Dis
Whole heap a we still nuh overstand AI.
Some man tink say is di same ting like voice note on WhatsApp.
Some seh it a demon from Revelation.
An’ nuff just ignore it—til dem boss call dem one day an’ seh, “We a streamline di process” (translation: AI just tek yuh work).
Truth is—nuff entry-level job inna yard easy fi replace if we nuh level up. Especially di call centre, data entry, and telemarketing work weh feed plenty family from MoBay to Portmore.
3. What Nah Work – Di Myths
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“AI nah reach Jamaica yet.” Bredda, Scotia an’ NCB done a use chatbot already.
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“Only big country a use AI.” Mi see farmer inna St. Elizabeth use AI fi check rain forecast pon him phone.
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“It can’t do my job.” Trust mi, if yuh work involve pure routine task, AI can do it faster and nuh beg lunch money.
4. How Fi Work Wid AI Instead a Fight It
Mi seh it plain—learn di tools before di tools learn fi tek yuh bread.
Step 1: Start small—try ChatGPT fi write ad copy, Canva AI fi design flyer, or Google Bard fi research.
Step 2: Tek a free course pon UWI Open Campus or Coursera pon “AI Basics.”
Step 3: Mix yuh natural yard skill wid di tech. Nobody can program authentic patois, dancehall slang, or jerk pan hustle like we can.
5. Deep Dive – Expert Talk
Dr. Julianne Jones, tech policy voice, seh:
“If Jamaica nuh invest in AI literacy, we will be users—not creators.”
An’ mi agree—’cause who control di code control di culture.
6. Real Yard Example
Mi link wid a youth inna Sandy Bay—him did run a likkle graphics hustle. When AI start mash up di poster market, him nuh bawl. Him use AI fi speed up di boring part an’ focus pon di creative dancehall artwork weh di foreign client dem pay top dollar fa.
Now? Him bus international.
7. Mistakes Jamaicans Must Avoid
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Wait pon govment fi train yuh. By di time budget pass, robot tek di contract.
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Ignore AI ’cause it “look complicated.” Remember when yuh seh di same ting ’bout online banking?
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Use AI an’ still copy foreign style. Yuh ago lose—yard culture sell more than any imported vibe.
8. Who Dis Might Nuh Work For
If yuh allergic to learning new skill… well, AI nah slow down fi yuh.
Otherwise? Even farmer, mason, or hairdresser can benefit. Imagine AI tell yuh di best planting season or track yuh client appointment dem.
9. Quick Start Plan
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Download a free AI tool pon yuh phone.
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Watch two YouTube tutorial pon it.
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Use it inna yuh next hustle—whether is a school project, church flyer, or market day promotion.
10. Final Word – From Juboy
AI nuh good or bad—it depend pon di hand weh control it.
We a creative people—yard invent reggae, sprint dominance, jerk chicken… why we cyah invent AI ting dem fi di Caribbean?
As mi granny woulda seh:
“If yuh nuh ride di wave, it ago drown yuh.”
11. Call To Action
Drop a comment if yuh ever use AI already.
Share dis wid yuh coworker weh still tink “AI a robot police.”
An’ memba—di only ting stronger than a smart machine, is a smarter Jamaican.
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