Articles about Artificial Intelligence

SA tech teams adopting AI, but impact still uneven

Local tech teams reach near-universal adoption of artificial intelligence, but its impact is still uneven when measuring speed and quality of workflows.

IAM basics beyond the AI buzz

While enterprise attention is on how to leverage AI, it’s vital that the basics of identity and access management are still followed.

African workers outpace global peers in GenAI adoption

The African workforce accelerates GenAI adoption faster than global peers, as skills pressure mounts, PwC’s global workforce survey finds.

OpenAI strikes deal to acquire start-up Neptune

The ChatGPT maker enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Neptune.ai, a start-up that offers tools for experiment tracking and metadata management.

AWS targets public sector with AI factories

The factories are pitched at governments and public sector entities that have strict data sovereignty and security requirements.

Why SA needs locally representative datasets to train diagnostic AI

Accurate, fair diagnostic AI can help clinicians make faster, better-informed decisions and reduce unnecessary costs.

Automation and the end of entry-level work

AI quietly takes over entry-level tasks that helped young professionals find their footing, eroding roles that once served as the bridge between study and skill.

Amazon CTO unpacks what 2026 holds for developers

Despite fears that GenAI will make developers obsolete, Amazon CTO Dr Werner Vogels anticipates elevated demand.

Streamlining cross-border trade payments with automation, AI

For banks to scale their capabilities, improve efficiency and accuracy, and reduce time to payment, they must look to automation and AI.

Vodacom in digital transformation deal with Google Cloud

The collaboration will enable Vodacom to establish a platform for creating new products and services for the African market.

R1.7bn digital inclusion fund to support Africa’s tech start-ups

The B20 South Africa Digital Inclusion Fund seeks to support entrepreneurs who have developed ventures to bridge the digital divide on the continent.

Capitec reaches 14.5m active app users

The bank surges past 14 million active app clients, with up to 20 000 customers joining the bank directly through in-app on-boarding.