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Music tool: Siya Mthembu says society’s anxiety around AI reflects a long history of fear surrounding new technologies.
AFRICAN RADIO

Can you hear the difference? AI music challenges the meaning of authenticity

AI is transforming music production, but growing concerns over transparency, artistry, and human creativity are reshaping the future of the industry

  • Thabo “Tbose” Mokwele
5 min read
X marks the spot: Elon Musk’s company xAI said a modification by an employee had caused Grok to accept ‘white genocide’ as a fact.
AI AND CREATIVITY

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ misinformation shows need for African-tailored AI algorithms

Most artificial intelligence bots are trained outside the continent, raising questions of bias

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
4 min read
AI identification relies on specific linguistic heuristics, which may lead to the erroneous classification of authentic student work as AI-generated. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

AI detectors fail to assess students’ work accurately and fairly

If universities see artificial intelligence as a tool students must learn to use responsibly rather than a force to be policed, academia can establish a productive relationship…

  • Paschal Mmesoma Ukpaka
8 min read
A surgical robot performs surgery during 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre on July 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
11TH INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE ROUNDTABLE

Should we trust AI tech in the healthcare sector?

Arguments of transparency, trust and accountability against using artificial intelligence in surgical operations apply to human beings too

  • Ukpaka Paschal
6 min read