In a survey of more than 3,000 South Africans working across various industries, 59% stated that they knew about ChatGPT but only 38% had used it previously. Those who had never used the generative AI chatbot offered several reasons for not making it part of their day-to-day operations. More than half said they did not know enough about it (53%), 20% said they had never needed to use it, 14% did not know what the technology did, and 11% were apprehensive about AI. Concerns about AI adoption in South Africa are largely based on the country’s high unemployment rate and fears that AI would hurt, not help, efforts to reduce joblessness. Click here to read the full article