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Artificial Intelligence

Groundbreaking AI Scans Lungs for COVID-19 Presence

In Wuhan, China, when the rate of coronavirus infection was at its highest, doctors were able to use an AI algorithm to scan the lungs of thousands of patients. The algorithm in question, developed by Axial AI, analyses CT imagery...

Is Artificial Intelligence Reinventing Insurance?

Is artificial intelligence reinventing insurance? This was the question posed by Bill Hoggarth, national sales manager at Datacentrix. He was speaking at the recent ‘Robotics, Drones and AI in Insurance Conference’, held in Rosebank, Johannesburg. In answer to the question,...

Zindi Africa Will Host First-Ever Virtual Inter-University AI Hackathon

With social distancing in place and serious concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Zindi - a crowd-sourcing startup and social enterprise that seeks to grow AI in Africa - will demonstrate the power of their online...

iCE3X Becomes First Crypto Exchange in South Africa to Launch Native Token

iCE3X has become the first cryptocurrency exchange in South Africa to launch native token in the form of Artificial Intelligence Coin (AIC) - a token developed by iCE3X, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Africa and Nigeria....

YouTube Relies on AI Moderation as Human Reviewers are Sent Home

YouTube is relying on AI video moderation during the COVID-19 pandemic as many of its human reviewers are being sent home to limit the spread of the maligned virus, confirms The Verge. What this means to video producers and consumers...

University of Johannesburg Develops New E-Device to Monitor Health Stats

The University of Johannesburg (UJ)'s Institute for Intelligent Systems has developed a tech-driven toolkit to assist healthcare practitioners to monitor and diagnose patients, reports IT Web. The device is named e-mutakalo, the Tshivenda word for "Health". The new smart toolkit collects,...

JSE to Employ AI to Sniff Out Corporate Crime

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is preparing to set in motion a plan to use artificial intelligence (AI) to combat insider trading and other transgressions by listed companies, curving clandestine activities and corporate crookery, reports the Business Times. JSE CEO,...

5 Ways Artificial Intelligence is Being Used in Africa

Africa stands on the precipice of emerging technologies and innovation in response to decades of hardship and frustration. Amongst those innovations are those in the AI sphere, with African developers and innovators finding unique and lucrative ways to make the...

AI Algorithm Discovers One of World’s Most Powerful Antibiotics

An AI algorithm created at MIT has just discovered a powerful new antibiotic that kills some of the world’s most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. “In terms of antibiotic discovery, this is absolutely a first,” said Regina Barzilay, a senior researcher on...

2020: When AI Meets Workplace and the Environment

In 2020, three themes will heavily influence our private and professional lives: employee experience, artificial intelligence (AI), and sustainability. Business success will depend on how well enterprises manage the associated challenges and opportunities. Shining a spotlight on employees One theme that...
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