Artificial intelligence (AI)

AI takes charge where aid once ruled in Africa

Artificial intelligence is replacing traditional foreign aid as tech giants and local start-ups tackle Africa’s biggest challenges with powerful digital tools.

Lawyers used fake cases from AI in court papers

A legal team is under investigation after submitting fake court cases generated by artificial intelligence in a Gauteng High Court case.

Denmark to give people copyright over their own faces and voices

Denmark wants to stop deepfake abuse by changing the law to give everyone rights to their own face, voice and body.

Meta offers OpenAI staff R1.8-billion signing bonuses but gets rejected

Meta tried poaching OpenAI's top workers with US$100-million signing bonuses, but nobody accepted the massive pay offers.

Married woman falls in love with AI chatbot

A lonely but married student finds love in an AI relationship while studying to be a nurse abroad. 

Cable thieves cheat artificial intelligence

Tracking devices fitted to cables failed to warn that trenches were being dug and cables were being stolen.

Schumacher family gets R4-million for AI ‘interview’ scandal

A German magazine has been fined for publishing an AI interview with Michael Schumacher. 

AI chatbot Zuzi helps GBV survivors

A new artificial intelligence chatbot named Zuzi is primed to offer advice and understanding to survivors of gender-based violence.

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