Tag Archives: Artificial intelligence (AI)

Why SA needs an AI leader?(FC)

As South Africa was drafting policy papers and convening consultations on how to govern the technology of the future, something quietly extraordinary was happening in Singapore. There, Vivian Balakrishnan, the country’s Foreign Minister, was doing something that seemed at once futuristic and strangely inevitable: he was building an artificial intelligence version of himself. Not a […]
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This is the biggest risk a company can take in the age of AI(FC)

It feels like a “hit-the-brakes” economy, with warning lights flashing everywhere: inflation pressures, AI disruptions, upside-down business models, and a persistent sense that some new market surprise or geopolitical tempest is waiting around the corner. Given these congested, conflicting signals, the instinct for many business leaders is to slow investment, tighten spending, and wait for more clarity. […]
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What The Best AI Use Cases In Education Have In Common(Forbes)

​In 1997, IBM’s Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning World Chess Champion. It was a defining cultural moment, offering proof, at scale, that machines could outperform humans in a complex domain. Nearly three decades later, AI has become far more practical and far more present. In education, institutions are experimenting with generative and agentic AI […]
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How AI Is Quietly Transforming Finance Back Offices(Forbes)

Much of today’s conversation about artificial intelligence centers on bold, visible applications such as customer service chatbots, marketing copy generators and autonomous vehicles. These examples dominate headlines and executive imagination. But the biggest ROI from AI may be unfolding where few people are looking: in the back office. In my work advising CIOs and CFOs […]
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The Real Opportunity In Africa Is Not AI: It’s Coordination(Forbes)

Only a few technological advancements have garnered the kind of coverage artificial intelligence (AI) has received recently. Strip away the hype, however, and the impact is still tangible. According to a study by Harvard Business School and BCG, consultants finish work 25% quicker, with 40% higher quality, when they use AI—an indication of micro-level productivity. Large corporations […]
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Shaping Ethical AI Leadership In Education From The Global South (Forbes)

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes economies, labor markets, and learning systems, education has become one of the most consequential arenas of the digital age.  The central question is no longer whether AI will transform education, but whether institutions, particularly in the Global South, can shape that transformation in ways that advance equity, justice, and inclusive development.  Within this context, LinkedIn’s Top […]
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How To Navigate Trends Impacting Company Culture In 2026(Forbes)

Company cultures continue to evolve as new technologies, shifting expectations and ongoing uncertainty change how people work together. From AI adoption and hybrid models to burnout, trust strain and changing views of leadership, many organizations are feeling pressure on multiple fronts. Navigating these shifts requires leaders to be more deliberate about how culture—the collective values, […]
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AI activation will define 2026(FC)

We’re still in the earliest days of artificial intelligence. It was just November 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT, and the world changed. However, enough time has passed for us to have a sufficient perspective to categorize AI and autonomous agents into three distinct eras. Production—2026: The coming year is when we begin to see a real payoff […]
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AI literacy is now a leadership mandate(FC)

Leaders are being asked to adopt AI at the same pace that teams once adopted cloud tools, project software, and analytics dashboards. Licenses are purchased, access is granted, a short training is offered, and success is measured by usage. Many organizations then discover a confusing reality: Some teams avoid AI entirely, others use it constantly, and the […]
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4 key principles of an AI governance and ethics framework(FT)

In the 2025 McKinsey Global Survey on AI, 78% of respondents reported that their organizations now use AI for at least one business function, a 55% jump from the previous year’s survey. As AI’s influence expands, so does the need for leaders to implement robust AI governance and ethics guidelines. CEO oversight of AI governance is […]
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