Homegrown AI seeks solutions to local challenges
Friday, May 19, 2023 | 510 Views |
Thinking forward: Muchuchuti sees AI as a game-changer in solving local development challenges. PIC: MORERI SEJSKGOMO
While it has been around for a long while, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating public discourse in technology globally, as the roaring success of ChatGPT and its subsequent updates have shown the world-changing potential of the computer science.
So pervasive are AI’s uses and adaptability across professions, sectors, and every aspect of life, that regulators across the world are scrambling to restrain the power of the computer science and control what can be done with it.
That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...