Articles about Artificial Intelligence

Standard Bank staff are ‘active’ GenAI users

The big-four bank’s half-year results show 72% of employees were active users of GenAI tools, with 87 approved use cases.

UJ introduces African languages to its chatbot

The University of Johannesburg has upgraded its MoUJi chatbot to handle student enquiries in multiple South African languages, including isiZulu, Afrikaans and Sesotho.

MTN uses AI to connect African youth to jobs

The AI-powered job board links young Africans’ skills, training and career goals to employment opportunities.

Equinix doubles down on Joburg data centre expansion

The Equinix Johannesburg data centre will scale to 24MW, as AI and other emerging technologies drive demand for infrastructure.

Women urged to seize opportunities in AI revolution

As AI reshapes the workplace, women must move from being technology users to creators and 'solutionists', says Zanele Njapha, CEO and founder of The UnLearners.

AI lowers barrier to sophisticated cyber attacks

The rapid adoption of AI is forcing companies to rethink traditional cyber security strategies, as the technology gives attackers new ways to scale, automate and adapt their operations.

Outgoing Nedbank COO delivers digital parting shot

Retiring Nedbank COO Mfundo Nkuhlu says years of technology modernisation have laid the foundation for the bank’s AI strategy.

FSCA targets deepfakes in financial scams crackdown

The watchdog intensifies enforcement as deepfake technology fuels increasingly sophisticated investment scams.

Connected, continuous, cognitive: AI transforms financial planning

Advances in artificial intelligence are enabling organisations to connect strategy, operations and financial performance.

Absa deploys AI to speed up debt review process

The bank implements an AI and optical character recognition solution to improve the efficiency of the debt review process.

Bolt brings ChatGPT ride requests to SA

Bolt adds conversational AI to ride-hailing, with a ChatGPT integration now available to South African customers.

Nedbank’s AI strategy unlocks R375m in value

The bank’s Intelligent Hyper Automation strategy generates R375 million annualised value as it accelerates its digital transformation.