Right now, we’re at a tipping point in Africa’s development. We’re hurtling headlong into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), which has the potential to turbocharge the socio-economic development of the entire African continent. We’ve got the youngest continent in the world, with 60% of Africa’s 1.25 billion people under the age of 25. If we […]
Heading into fall with eyes on 2020, corporate boards should brace for the increasing impact of digital migration, artificial intelligence (AI), and cultural shifts on their companies – and what this means for their role as directors, says WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD). “Trends point to a very different reality for boards today than five or ten years ago,” says Susan […]
SophieBot is transforming the way patients in healthcare receive information based on algorithms (machine learning) execute their bigger mandate in breaking societal barriers on judgement and stigma. By Brian Yatich Chatbots have the strange ability to imitate people and more recently – customer service assistants, and they do so effectively by connecting clients or actual […]
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the new Nokia 2.2, delivering sophisticated AI-powered low light imaging and Google Assistant at the press of a button. Nokia 2.2 is the first 2 series Nokia smartphone to be part of the Android One programme, delivering the latest full Android experience on a modern 5.7” […]
African Women in Technology Conference (AWIT 2019) seeking to connect start-ups to mentors has kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya. Hosted yearly by IBOM LLC, the 3-day conference is themed “Awaken The Techazon Within” focuses on empowering, educating and connecting African women in business and technology. AWIT seeks to provide a platform for advancing the careers […]
AI has the potential to enhance productivity and growth by expanding opportunities in key sectors for Kenya and the wider continent. Microsoft together with the Strathmore University and Access Partnership launched the white paper for it’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Africa program in Kenya in April. The whitepaper titled ‘An Opportunity for Growth, Development, and Democratisation’ was unveiled […]
In the customer journey, artificial intelligence is not set to replace human engagement, but rather to enhance and underpin it By Merijn te Booij, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Genesys (www.Genesys.com) AI is by far the biggest hype I have seen in my career, and for good reason. It could revolutionise customer experience at a […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently growing at a fast rate, and is becoming a hot subject in the industry globally. Individuals and organizations alike, are now moving towards that direction in order to increase efficiency and maximize on profits while lowering costs for themselves and their businesses. Creditinfo has worked on an automated machine learning […]
A.I Kenya is actively pushing for the growth of Artificial Intelligence adoption and use in the day to day activities By Brian Yatich African leaders during the Transform Africa Summit (TAS) 2019 in Rwanda last month were awed when Sophia the AI robot graced the congregation. The delight was not so much about her abilities […]
By SAS The term artificial intelligence was coined in 1956, but AI has become more popular today thanks to increased data volumes, advanced algorithms, and improvements in computing power and storage. Early AI research in the 1950s explored topics like problem-solving and symbolic methods. In the 1960s, the US Department of Defense took interest in […]