As AI moves from text to speech, the real contest is no longer intelligence but presence. This piece explores AI voice agents and the future of competition, using Grok Voice as a lens to explain why voice is reshaping power, attention, and daily human–AI interaction.

The TikTok LIVE ban in Nigeria wasn’t a government shutdown or a secret crackdown — but it exposed how fragile creator livelihoods can be when platform rules change overnight. Here’s what really happened, why TikTok acted, and what Nigerian creators should learn from it.