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These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Consulting firm IQbusiness is balancing a run of targeted acquisitions and offshore expansion into the UK and Middle East with a deliberately cautious approach to AI, with CEO Rob Godlonton warning that companies deploying the technology without solid digital foundations simply generate "AI vomit".
ITWeb TV: IQbusiness CEO on why SA firms should avoid ‘AI vomit’ | Ep #155
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Rob Godlonton, CEO of IQbusiness, warns against businesses using artificial intelligence simply to adopt emerging technologies. He describes poorly considered AI-generated output as “AI vomit”.
The group deploys AI across its 17 subsidiaries to improve productivity, sharpen decisions and grow revenue.
AI adoption is accelerating, but companies must keep governance, security and human oversight in step with the technology, industry experts said at TrendAI Spark 2026.
Vaal University of Technology research finds AI adoption among lecturers and students outpaces institutional policies and ethical safeguards.
The bank scales AI across relationship management, payments and lending, while investing in governance, skills and infrastructure.
The data ecosystem provides the context, accuracy and reliability required for intelligent outcomes from artificial intelligence.
ITWeb TV: Agentic AI is fueling rise of the autonomous enterprise | Ep #151
AI agents are moving from assistants that fetch data to co-workers that run tasks end to end. SAP says that shift — the autonomous enterprise — rests on two things most companies underestimate: context and governance. And with mainstream ECC support ending in 2027, South African businesses are running out of room to decide. Chris Tredger speaks to Nazia Pillay, Managing Director of SAP Southern Africa #SAP #AI #ECC
At the Google Cloud Africa Summit, Google showcased the progress and roadmap for Google’s Gemini Enterprise agentic AI.
AI will transform SA’s mining sector, but only companies investing in skills and data will remain competitive, says PwC.
Armata’s summit provides organisations with the insights they need to rebuild trust and ensure they can adapt to threats and prioritise resilient security.
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AI creates a two-track labour market where human expertise delivers faster job growth, higher wages and stronger productivity, says PwC.
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The most successful businesses will be those that combine human intelligence with machine intelligence to achieve outcomes that neither could accomplish independently.