Manamela Tells Universities the AI Question Is Who Builds It, Not Who Cheats With It

South Africa’s response to AI in higher education must go beyond whether students use the technology to complete assignments, Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela told the 4th Universities South Africa Higher Education Conference. The questions that matter, he said, are who develops AI technologies, whose languages and experiences are represented, who controls the infrastructure, and who benefits from the knowledge produced. “We need graduates who can use these tools intelligentl