How to overcome bias in AI
The total global economic impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the period to 2030 is estimated at $15,7-trillion. Furthermore, AI augmentation will create $2,9-trillion of business value and 6,2-billion hours of worker productivity around the world. The...
AI tools help legal firms work more effectively
The past year reshaped the legal landscape, as many South African law firms were forced to adopt new technologies to survive. The transition to remote working, document sharing, automation, and virtual conference calls, changed the way many legal professionals...
Using machine learning for good
Have you ever taken a different route home because Google Maps warned you of heavy traffic in your area? Or your car's tracking device automatically alerted your insurer that you've been in an accident because it noticed unusual driving behaviour. Machine learning is...
Intelligence: humans versus machines
Concepts such as explainable and responsible artificial intelligence (AI), continuous intelligence, and the knowledge economy have created an organisational environment where the temptation is to focus more on the technologies than on the people driving it. But this...
Cloud migration boosts data management
As cloud migrations accelerate, the need for effective backup and recovery becomes increasingly clear. By Hemant Harie, MD of Gabsten Technologies This is also driven by compliance, with legislation such as the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) regulating...
Data privacy instrumental in African lead management
A well-known saying states that if a company thinks compliance is expensive, it should try being non-compliant. Performing leads management across Africa at a time when data privacy is an integral component of regulation means organisations will do well to heed this...
How far are we from artificial general intelligence?
While it does not seem likely at current progress, human-level artificial intelligence (AI) by 2025 is not as far-fetched as some may believe and we are already on that journey. By Lionel Bisschoff, CEO and founder of Learning Machines Major enterprises like Google,...
Incorporate decision intelligence in data practices
Recognised by Gartner as a top 10 trend in Data and Analytics last year (2020), decision intelligence is defined as an engineering discipline that augments data science with theory from social science, decisioning, and managerial science, and it centres on analysing...
Data management key to economic recovery and growth
As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic caused major disruption in the workplace, dramatically accelerating digital transformation and forcing many businesses to significantly alter their processes. By Hemant Harie, MD of Gabsten Technologies The cloud has become the...
True digital transformation requires data specialists
The two most critical components in an organisation's journey to becoming digitally transformed are data and analytics. According to Andreas Bartsch, head of service delivery at PBT Group, it comes down to being able to leverage information as a critical asset that...
The difference between data governance and data stewardship
Data governance and data stewardship are tightly related, but they are not the same thing. So, what is the difference? By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management Data governance is the system of decision rights and accountabilities for information-related...
The AI core that calculates the score
A local platform for tenants and rental agents uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help manage risks. Averly, a locally created application for rental agents, property owners and tenants alike, uses artificial intelligence, technology and behavioural analysis to help...