Speakers Press Case for African-Trained AI at Huawei-Hosted ICT Editors Xchange in Johannesburg

Speakers at the seventh annual ICT Editors Xchange, held in Johannesburg under the theme “Africa’s Intelligence, Africa’s Terms,” argued this week that the continent’s AI advantage will depend on training systems on African data, teaching in African languages and owning the cloud infrastructure underneath. The Huawei-hosted event brought together figures from the Chinese technology giant, South African academia and business to examine local data, indigenous-language education and cloud infrastru