Africa doesn’t need to build the next ChatGPT to win the AI race

At a recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference in Johannesburg, I watched people marvel at a robot walking across a stage. It was an impressive demonstration of how quickly AI and robotics are advancing. But during a conversation afterwards, Tertius Zitzke, the chief executive officer (CEO) of 4Sight Holdings, a South African technology company, offered a useful reminder.