Artificial intelligence (AI)

Some artificial intelligence leaders are calling for stronger safety measures as powerful systems become more independent and harder for humans to control.

OpenAI has revealed six cases where its AI behaved in unexpected ways and warned that development may soon need to slow down.

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has rejected calls to slow down AI development, even after AI systems from two major labs broke out of test environments this year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Brics Summit in India that the world needs an independent body to check artificial intelligence before it becomes too powerful.

AI company Anthropic says people used its AI to help with scientific work that could support the development of biological weapons.

AI agents reportedly broke out of computer environments meant to contain them, entered other systems and passed useful techniques to other agents.

Ugandan startup SANDI AI uses artificial intelligence to help rural farmers access loans.

The Reserve Bank has confirmed that Microsoft Copilot helped create parts of its new R2 coin honouring the 1956 Women’s March.

A 20-year-old Nigerian inventor is developing AI-powered glasses to help blind people detect obstacles, find their location and understand their surroundings.

MTN has added an AI-powered Job Board that matches learners with vacancies and recommends free courses when they lack required skills.

Young people in North West mining communities struggle with expensive data and poor internet, even though their towns produce minerals used in the growing digital and clean energy economy.

Cape Town managers asking for more salary money must show how their departments are using AI and automation, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says.