Google DeepMind Scholar and AI/ML Researcher building the bridge between frontier AI and the people who need it most. Based in Nigeria. Working globally.
Growing up, Motunrayo Akinsete was surrounded by people who were sharp, hardworking, and full of potential. What they often lacked was access. To the right tools, the right rooms, the right information at the right time. She never stopped thinking about that.
It is why she pursued AI research — not as an abstract academic exercise, but because she wanted to understand the technology well enough to make it useful for the people who needed it most. She completed her MSc as a Google DeepMind Scholar at the University of Birmingham, where her research focused on responsible AI and fairness in large language models.
But sitting with research was never going to be enough for her. She wanted to be in the room. So she started consulting with businesses figuring out how to use AI without the overwhelm. She began training teams and professionals who needed someone who could explain the hard things simply without dumbing them down. She started speaking at events where the conversation about AI and Africa needed someone who actually lived both.
She founded AI Accelerator Academy because she saw too many talented people circling the same confusion with no clear way in.
What drives her has not changed since the beginning. She wants people to be better off because they crossed paths with her work.
Google DeepMind Scholar · AI/ML Researcher · Founder
Mission & Vision
Mission
"To make AI and technology a tool of genuine, lasting empowerment for people who have historically been left out of the conversation."
Vision
"A world where one person with the right knowledge can change the trajectory of their household, their community, and the generation that comes after them."
Values
The non-negotiables.
Real change over optics
Mo only works with people and organisations that genuinely want transformation. Not face-value engagements. Not performative AI adoption.
Alignment before engagement
Every collaborator, client, and partner is chosen deliberately. Mission alignment matters more than the size of the opportunity.
Accessibility with integrity
Making AI accessible to individuals is core to the mission. Premium pricing for organisational work is what makes that sustainable.
Sustainable impact
The metric is never the immediate result. It is what that result makes possible five years from now.
Work with Mo.
Consult, Train, or Speak. Every engagement starts with one conversation.
Strategic AI and automation advisory for businesses and organisations. Mo comes in, assesses your operations, identifies where AI adds the most value, and delivers a clear roadmap. Outcome-focused. Deliverable-based. No fluff.
AI readiness assessment and operations audit
Strategic roadmap with prioritised recommendations
AI tool selection and workflow design
Optional implementation support and follow-through
Knowledge transfer at any scale. Corporate AI workshops for teams and institutions, plus focused one-on-one sessions for individuals. Same research-grade expertise, different container.
Corporate AI workshops for teams of any size
Practical, hands-on curriculum design
Government and institutional training programmes
One-on-one sessions for founders, researchers, and professionals
Conferences, panels, corporate events, and media appearances. Mo brings the credibility of active AI/ML research and the authority of someone building Africa's AI talent pipeline to every room she enters.
Covert LLM communication system using GitHub's collaborative environment. Academic paper targeting ACL conference format. Co-authored with research collaborators.
Research
LLM Fairness Research
Published research on bias, fairness, and equity in large language models. Completed as part of the Algoverse AI Research Program. Active and ongoing.
Research
International Journal Publication
Published in the International Journal of Computer (2020). Foundational research work contributing to the early body of published output.
Training
Government AI Training Programme
Delivered a multi-day AI training engagement for 250+ federal government professionals on AI-powered revenue generation and reconciliation, via ProspectBase Consulting.
Training
AI Accelerator Academy
Founded and runs a cohort-based AI and automation programme for African entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals. Six-phase curriculum across 16 modules.
Training
Corporate AI Training Delivery
Designed and delivered AI training for quality assurance teams, EdTech companies, and trading companies. Workflow audit focus with practical AI tool integration.
Automation
Make.com Workflow Systems
Built five productized automation systems: Social Media Content Pipeline, Lead Generation Pipeline, AI Receptionist System, and more. Sellable client-ready products.
Curriculum
Photography Prompt Library
1,000-prompt AI photography library across 10 industry packs built around Nigerian and African subjects. Tagged across 8 AI tools. Delivered as searchable HTML and PDF.
Curriculum
AAA Curriculum System
Designed a complete 6-phase, 16-module AI Accelerator Academy curriculum with monetisation plans, tool recommendations, and student workbooks per module.
Speaking
AI Automation Webinar
Designed and delivered a 60-minute Introduction to AI Automation webinar session. Developed accompanying slide deck and content framework for live delivery.
Want to see more?
Get in touch to discuss a specific project or engagement. Mo is selective about the work she takes on — and that is the point.
Mo is an active AI/ML researcher whose work focuses on responsible AI, fairness in language models, and the equitable development of AI systems for underserved communities.
Research Focus
What Mo studies.
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Responsible AI
The ethical development and deployment of AI systems, with emphasis on accountability, transparency, and harm prevention.
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LLM Fairness
Bias measurement and mitigation in large language models. Ensuring AI systems produce equitable outputs across demographic groups.
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AI for Global Health
How AI systems can serve marginalised and underserved communities, particularly in African and low-resource contexts.
Publications & Projects
Selected research output.
Paper · In Progress
DeployStega: Covert LLM Communication via GitHub
A novel system for covert communication between large language models using GitHub's collaborative environment as a steganographic channel. Targeting ACL conference format. Co-authored with research collaborators including Srikanth, Menon, and Howes.
Research Programme · Completed
LLM Fairness — Algoverse AI Research Program
Research into bias, fairness, and equity in large language models. Completed as part of the Algoverse AI Research Program. Focuses on measuring and mitigating demographic bias in model outputs.
Journal Publication · 2020
International Journal of Computer
Published research contributing to the field. Part of Mo's foundational academic output, establishing her early presence in the research community before her graduate studies.
MSc Research · University of Birmingham
Responsible AI & LLM Ethics — Google DeepMind Scholar
Graduate research conducted as a Google DeepMind Scholar at the University of Birmingham. Focus on responsible AI development, ethical implications of machine learning systems, and LLM fairness in real-world deployment.
Collaborate
Interested in research collaboration?
Mo is open to research partnerships in responsible AI, LLM fairness, and AI for global health.
Mo brings the credibility of active AI/ML research and the authority of someone building Africa's AI talent pipeline to every stage she takes. She makes complex ideas clear without making them small.
Two words. One decision. Whether you need a strategic AI roadmap, a training programme, or a speaker for your next event — let the right conversation begin.
Email
hello@motunrayoakinsete.com
Website
motunrayoakinsete.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/motunrayoakinsete
Response time
Within 48 hours
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