The AI Act requires providers of AI systems to follow a set of ethical principles instead of strict rules. This means that they must keep broad principles in mind when developing AI systems. The goal is to create a flexible [...]
The EU is on the brink of a major breakthrough in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The latest updated draft text of the AI Act includes some significant changes that will affect the AI industry in the EU and [...]
The EU has approached regulating risk under the EU AI Act in a principled based manner. The greater the risk an AI system poses, the more regulated it will be. The AI Act considers many factors when considering an AI [...]
Different types of AI systems exist within the narrow AI category. This post provides a high level overview of the different types of AI systems and what they do. Different types of AI The EU AI Act proposes to regulate [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fast-growing field transforming how we interact with and use technology. From voice assistants and chatbots to self-driving cars and medical diagnosis tools, it is already a part of our everyday lives, with its impact only [...]
Recently, I delivered a keynote speech at AI Expo Africa, Africa’s largest AI event. The topic was “Moving towards regulating AI in South Africa”. Before and after the speech, I connected with the Expo’s attendees, who had a keen [...]
It’s 4:39 pm. An MS Teams notification captures your attention from the top-right corner of your screen. It’s your MD—she sent you a 20-second voice note. And you have no idea what it’s about. Instantly, anxiety invades your body. [...]
In keeping with the hallowed death festivals of this time of year, let’s chat a bit about post-mortem privacy, i.e., privacy after you die. Under most privacy regimes, people stop having the right to privacy once they die. For instance, [...]
South African intellectual property officials have become the world’s first to grant a patent to an AI inventor. Across the globe, several lawyers have tried to register patents in the name of AI inventors. However, each time, they’ve failed. [...]
On Friday, 23 October 2020, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies gazetted the Report of the Presidential Commission on the 4th Industrial Revolution (PC4IR). The Report sets out SA’s strategy, response, and framework for the 4th industrial [...]
