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techcentral.co.za > south-africas-maths-pipeline-is-collapsing-and-the-economy-will-pay > 276255

South Africa's maths pipeline is collapsing - and the economy will pay

South Africa's maths pipeline is collapsing - and the economy will pay3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (637+ words) The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics " as opposed to the more rudimentary maths literacy " at high school level is going to have profound negative consequences for the economy, experts have warned. This…...

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techcentral.co.za > double-edged-sword-ai-in-cybersecurity-arctic-wolf > 272174

The double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity

The double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (689+ words) Artificial intelligence has long lurked in the shadows of cybersecurity. It has filtered abnormal logons, flagged odd traffic and traced malware signatures. Recently though, with OpenAI, Google and others pushing out large language models, its claws have sharpened. Now AI…...

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techcentral.co.za > competition-policy-big-tech-ai-power > 268333

How competition policy can rein in Big Tech's AI power

How competition policy can rein in Big Tech's AI power5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (188+ words) As digital markets continue to expand and artificial intelligence evolves, governments and regulators need to remain agile when it comes to governance and public strategies in AI. I recently represented the Competition Commission during a panel discussion on AI governance…...

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techcentral.co.za > ai-that-thinks-ahead-the-crm-team-monday > 267965

Elevate teamwork with AI that thinks ahead - not instead

Elevate teamwork with AI that thinks ahead - not instead5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (314+ words) AI is everywhere " and in many cases, it's trying to do everything. It can write e-mails, answer support tickets and even brainstorm your next big idea. But when we rely on AI too much, we risk losing the human judgment,…...

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Bridging the SQL expertise gap

Bridging the SQL expertise gap6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (713+ words) If you have ever been woken up by a 3am database outage (or worse, a security breach tied to an overlooked SQL patch), you are not alone. SQL Server is the backbone of many business-critical applications. However, as deployments span on-premises,…...