Engineering analysis, policy scrutiny and field reporting on how artificial intelligence is built, funded and governed across Africa.
Local AI experts raise questions about whether AI-generated content can be correctly identified, and whether a provenance signal can be trusted.
Africa's AI future is at a tipping point. As South Africa reconstitutes its policy panel, the exclusion of startups and grassroots builders risks a framework disconnected from reality.
Every AI-driven capability available to cyber security providers is also available, or adaptable, to cyber attackers, says Kaspersky.
AI risk management tools are helping African microfinance institutions assess borrower risk more accurately, enabling them to lend more while maintaining portfolio health.
African banks are deploying voice biometric systems powered by AI to authenticate customers, reducing fraud while improving the user experience for feature phone users.
The data ecosystem provides the context, accuracy and reliability required for intelligent outcomes from artificial intelligence.
Operators are discovering that the real cost of AI is not the software licence – it's the infrastructure required to run it, says Sanjay Govender, head of GBS/B
AI is streamlining trade finance operations across Africa, automating document verification, risk assessment, and cross-border payment processing.
The manufacturing plant and showroom for the Iris AI robot tutor opens at Dube TradePort in KwaZulu-Natal.
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