Monopoly: AI edition

Due to the inherent nature of Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI-powered industries naturally tend towards monopolisation. By Angelo Tzarevski, senior associate; and Kirsty Gibson, candidate attorney in the competition and antitrust practice at Baker McKenzie...

Augmented analytics: what’s the fuss?

When analytics is infused with artificial intelligence (AI), businesses can start to truly enhance productivity amongst the human workforce. This is according to Clinton Scott, managing director at TechSoft International, who says that when analytics is augmented with...

End-to-end process automation doesn’t have to cost the earth

Across the world, companies are realising the benefits of automating processes. Done properly, it can improve productivity, reduce costs, and free up staff to provide the best possible experience to customers. Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of Clevva But in order to maximise...

AI can turbo-charge businesses, little or large

Medium businesses are more likely to reap the benefits of the early stage disrupters – for example, AI-led software companies tackling business problems – with more agility than their larger counterparts and more capital than smaller businesses. By Sabine...

A phased approach to advanced analytics

Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and advanced analytics have become hot buzzwords in the business world. But for many business analysts and business owners they are nothing more than that – just words. By Leandra Webb-Ray, data scientist at...

The role of augmented analytics is evolving

Since 2018, Gartner said that augmented analytics was set to change data analysis and business intelligence processes. Kevin Halkerd, senior IT risk and security analyst at e4, says that while he feels that the change had already begun, augmentation will bring about...