A claim that AI models are far easier to understand than researchers assumed has drawn wide attention in the AI safety field, though South African academics caution that the findings are unverified and not yet peer reviewed. Nick Cammarata, a researcher at AI start-up Goodfire who previously worked at OpenAI, makes the case in Neural…
Nearly nine in 10 organisations have limited or redesigned AI use cases because rising token consumption is driving up the cost of running the tools, according to a new global survey. The State of Enterprise AI 2026 report by data platform company Cloudera is based on a September 2026 poll of 1 500 IT leaders…
Anthropic has said artificial intelligence could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity” as it unveiled details of its planned blockbuster stock market listing in the US. The company behind AI chatbot Claude revealed losses of more than $80.7bn (£60.5bn) in the first half of the year, but it said it had $112.4bn in cash…
The ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet 2026 brought together technology leaders. (Photograph by Strike a Pose) Operationalising artificial intelligence (AI) beyond the hype, cyber security threats and budget constraints are among the biggest pressure points facing South African chief information officers (CIOs), according to preliminary findings from the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey 2026. The preliminary results…
The author, BSG partner Gary Stocks AI has done what decades of digital transformation could not: it has made technology a regular boardroom discussion. But getting onto the agenda was the easy part. The tougher challenge is proving that technology and AI investments create measurable business value. South Africa’s largest financial services firms are increasingly…
Stephen Lamprecht, founder of South African management consultancy VS Nova and a research partner on the survey. While ICT accounted for 62.7% of all southern African venture capital deals in 2025, AI and machine learning represented just 1.6% as a standalone category. This is according to the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s…
The Hub Unconference is set to return for its 12th edition in Harare next week, bringing together young Africans to debate the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies on society. The two-day event, scheduled for 24 and 25 September at Harare Gardens, will run under the theme “Unruly Algorithms” and bring together…
Market gauges of inflation-adjusted borrowing costs have shot to their highest in more than a decade across major economies as AI companies and governments ramp up bond sales, raising risks for stock markets and the world economy. Real yields are the returns that a bond investor demands above inflation and are an important indicator of…
Artificial intelligence could increase Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output by about four percent over the next decade, but only if governments make substantial investments in electricity, internet connectivity and digital skills, the International Monetary Fund said in a report released Tuesday. Without those reforms, the region would capture only marginal gains from the AI revolution, with…
Kelvin Nhlapo, newly appointed GM of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa. The impact of AI on ICT jobs will be a key focus of the 2026 edition of the ICT Skills Survey, which has gone live and is now open for industry input. Employers of ICT professionals and individual practitioners are invited…
