Key Takeaways
- Planbetr appoints Temitope Dickson Olajide as Volunteer Chief Facilitator and AI Education Advisor
- Olajide will provide high-level support for facilitator-development sessions focused on accessible and responsible AI education
- The appointment aims to equip educators to introduce foundational AI concepts clearly and help students understand them through practical examples and responsible-AI principles
Planbetr has appointed US-based Lead Engineer and AI systems builder Temitope Dickson Olajide as Volunteer Chief Facilitator and AI Education Advisor for its AI Mentorship Program. The honorary and unpaid appointment will see Olajide provide occasional, high-level support for selected facilitator-development sessions, beginning with the program’s Foundations of AI module.
Public discussion about artificial intelligence often concentrates on tools such as chatbots, automation platforms, coding systems, and the rapidly changing world of work. Less attention is sometimes given to the educators and facilitators responsible for introducing these technologies to first-time learners. For someone encountering AI for the first time, the quality of that initial explanation can determine whether the technology feels understandable and useful—or distant, intimidating, and inaccessible.
Addressing the Challenge
Planbetr’s model is intended to address that challenge by equipping educators to introduce foundational AI concepts clearly and helping students understand them through practical examples, open inquiry, and responsible-AI principles. The objective is not to turn every facilitator or student into an advanced AI researcher, but to help facilitators explain essential ideas accurately, encourage questions, and guide learners towards thoughtful and responsible use.
Under the appointment, Olajide may lead or contribute to selected train-the-facilitator sessions, provide high-level feedback on lesson clarity and age-appropriate examples, participate in mock-teaching reviews, and advise on responsible-AI messaging. His participation will be occasional, subject to his availability, and limited to dates separately agreed with Planbetr.
Expertise and Background
Olajide currently serves as Lead Engineer at Cosmo Connected Inc, where he leads engineering work on DWIG, a context-aware AI product. His broader professional and research background spans trustworthy artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, cloud computing, mobile systems, and distributed technologies.
He has also contributed to the development of emerging innovators through science, engineering, and entrepreneurship competitions. During the 2025–2026 Conrad Challenge, administered by the Space Center Houston Conrad Challenge team, Olajide served as an Innovation Stage Judge.
Olajide emphasized the importance of AI literacy, saying, 'AI literacy should not be reserved for specialists. It begins when facilitators can explain complex ideas in language that learners understand, connect technology to everyday life, and teach responsible use from the beginning.'
Why This Matters
The appointment of Olajide as Volunteer Chief Facilitator and AI Education Advisor reflects the contribution that experienced professionals can make to education through carefully defined and flexible forms of service. As interest in artificial intelligence grows among schools, families, educators, and young people, the quality of the first explanation will remain important, and training facilitators and students to teach and learn AI accurately and responsibly may be one of the most scalable ways to ensure that learners understand not only how the technology works, but also how to question its outputs, recognise its limitations, and use it responsibly.