GenAI for Procurement hits the Trough of Disillusionment

GenAI for Procurement hits the Trough of Disillusionment

Generative AI (GenAI) for procurement has entered the trough of disillusionment, according to Gartner. While some early adopters are seeing benefits, many organizations are experiencing uneven ROI or falling short of expectations, highlighting the need for a more...
AI emerges as an attractive target for threat actors

AI emerges as an attractive target for threat actors

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance. IBM’s new Cost of a Data Breach Report suggests that AI is already being seen as an easy, high-value target by threat actors. While the overall number of organisations experiencing...
Strategies for mitigating SA’s talent crisis

Strategies for mitigating SA’s talent crisis

South African organisations are navigating a complex and rapidly evolving talent landscape. With global trends reshaping local realities, the battle to attract, engage and retain top talent is intensifying. “Employers must critically assess the effectiveness of their...
AI could improve accuracy of Earth-observing satellites

AI could improve accuracy of Earth-observing satellites

Cloud cover can keep optical instruments on satellites from clearly capturing Earth’s surface – but artificial intelligence could go a long way towards mitigating this. Still in testing, JPL’s Dynamic Targeting uses AI to avoid imaging clouds, yielding a higher...
How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips

How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips

Executive leaders are tempered in their optimism about economic growth and their own organisation’s top-line growth, with the Gartner Executive Confidence Barometer totaling just49.8 out of 100 in the second quarter of 2025. Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a...
When does using GenAI become unethical?

When does using GenAI become unethical?

Generative AI (GenAI) is proving increasingly indispensable for certain aspects of daily work, raising questions about the ethics of passing its output off as one’s own work – and the fairness of pitting AI-generated content against human-generated content. This...