Signpost: SA startup gives
AI a human ear

A startup called Phonetik.ai was a star of the AWS Summit last week thank to linking...

AI can prevent 600m cases of food poisoning

A global team led by the University of South Australia has shown how AI can detect...

Hybrid Quantum will be next big leap

Classical computing is not going away just yet, writes JOHN ROESE, global CTO and chief AI...

AI boom slows: Fewer startups, but bigger bets

The State of AI Venture Capital in 2025 report showcases shifting investment trends, writes PAUL HOFFMAN,...

Happier companies use AI

HP links AI adoption in workplace tools to stronger employee satisfaction and long-term business growth, writes...

Google opens to AI startups in SA

The Google for Startups Accelerator programme aims to back startups building for impact and shaping an...

Responsible AI offers strategic advantage 

Enterprises cannot afford to ignore societal values – and trust - as they embrace AI, writes...

South African AI investment
to reach $3.7b

A new pan-African whitepaper from Mastercard reveals the continent’s potential for responsible AI adoption.

Signpost: Another week, another
AI revolution

In the space of 24 hours, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind redefined the limits of artificial...

Signpost: What good is AI
if it can’t do good?

A new benchmark challenges AI to prove its value to humanity. Tech veteran Pat Gelsinger tells...

Automation when you want it, human when you need it

A holistic approach to business communication means enhancing and not replacing humans, writes DAVID MEINTJIES, CEO...

Signpost: The synthetic puppeteer
is coming for business

Nina Schick, author of "Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse", spells out the new shape of storytelling to...

China takes massive global
lead in AI research

New data confirms China’s dominance in AI output and collaboration - while African countries remain entirely...

US export controls boost innovation in China

The US government's stringent measures to reduce China's access to GPUs have created the necessity for...

SA enterprises must evolve GenAI architecture

Large language models are giving way to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic RAG, writes TONY BARTLETT,...

The next big thing
in AI: Inference

AI is evolving from model training to deployment, giving Africa’s businesses a leapfrog opportunity, writes ROBBIE...

Research shows AI should not replace
your therapist

Researchers compared AI systems and clinical standards for therapists, exposing dangerous flaws in using chatbots for...

Gen AI no silver
bullet for health

AI Is powering a new healthcare vision for South Africa, but challenges remains, writes DEAN WOLSON,...

Signpost: When AI goes racist

AI bias is well-known, but still slips through, as a new study finds a pattern of...

When kids outsmart AI

Researchers have developed a game to show kids how AI systems blatantly fail at solving certain...