Democratic values must be protected amid the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
AI models spread with little control, and data is sourced from everywhere, raising concerns about bias, responsibility, ownership, human rights and privacy
Art is unique; it is about what an artist chooses to create and how it resonates with the viewer
Artificial intelligence can be used to improve people’s lives but it is also used to calculate civilian killings and support propaganda
Combating deliberately wrong information that intends to mislead and misinformation in election year is a civil duty
South African university students are using AI to help them understand work, not avoid it, according to research
The continent must develop its own security and political frameworks to prevent undue influence from elsewhere in the world
As educators, we must not just check our privilege but own up to it – and wield it for good
Artificial intelligence can predict disease before it emerges, and the rich and poor should have access to such medical advances
Is (computer) science the new organised ‘religion’ re-colonising the world?
Students need to learn creative and critical thinking, so they can work with AI, while they are at university and in the world of work
If anything, the programmes in their current incarnation are more like sophisticated parrots, incapable of original thought
Concerns about the potential of AI to reinforce existing inequalities are valid and require careful consideration
Mbah Javis’s platform provides students with academic content including flashcards, past exam questions and an AI study assistant
A letter signed by Elon Musk and hundreds of experts calling for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence is a “hot mess” of “AI hype” that even misrepresents an academic paper, critics say. Billionaire Tesla boss Musk and other luminaries wrote that “AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society […]
Our collective identity has once again arrived at a seminal point in our history
Artificial intelligence language models can be so much more than just another plagiarism plague
There are positives and negatives to the AI revolution, but African states first need reliable power and connectivity to reap the benefits
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The artificial intelligence language model is regarded as the fastest growing ‘app’ in history, garnering over 100 million active users in two months
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