Mighty leap: How Africa will benefit from rapid spread of AIThe impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos – with delegates touching on everything from ethics to democratisation and workforce re-skilling. In just four years, the number of global organisations deploying AI has increased by 270 per cent. Developing this kind of AI capacity in Africa is essential, not only to ensure our 200 million-strong youth population is equipped for jobs of the future, but also to ensure local AI systems themselves are unbiased and inclusive. To achieve this, outdated processes need to be digitised, education systems need to adapt quickly, and digital literacy programmes need to be more far-reaching. AI systems need to be reliable, secure, private, transparent, accountable and beneficial to all.

Source: Standard Digital March 04, 2019 21:04 UTC