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OP-ED - When the AI subsidies end, the cheaper option might be human
Artificial Intelligence

OP-ED - When the AI subsidies end, the cheaper option might be human

The subsidised AI rates we are all enjoying have a sell-by date. When it arrives, the comparison between an expensive agentic system and a fully-loaded human salary may look rather different.
19 May 2026 3 min read
OP-ED - AI tools are taking us somewhere no human has ever been. Just not in your voice.
This Is Connectivity

OP-ED - AI tools are taking us somewhere no human has ever been. Just not in your voice.

A study involving Google DeepMind researchers and a festival-shortlisted short film surface two persistent anxieties in my journalism practice.
28 Apr 2026 6 min read
OP-ED - AI in Africa's context gap: a PwC partner, a Wits researcher and a Ghanaian founder walk into the same problem
Artificial Intelligence

OP-ED - AI in Africa's context gap: a PwC partner, a Wits researcher and a Ghanaian founder walk into the same problem

A PwC partner says African organisations' AI tools are 'pretty useless' without clean data. A Wits computer scientist explains why. And a Ghanaian AI founder is betting he can close the gap. Part 2 of 2
07 Apr 2026 7 min read
OP-ED - The US$140-million (R2.4-billion) reality check
Digital Transformation

OP-ED - The US$140-million (R2.4-billion) reality check

PwC’s latest Africa Cloud Business Survey says 98% of African organisations plan to expand their cloud architecture and 37% are implementing agentic AI. A sit-down with the man behind the numbers unearthed qualifications more revealing than the statistics.
31 Mar 2026 6 min read
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