Roundtable on AI and Inclusion, CAIR & World Wide Web Foundation, 6 November 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa

CAIR and the World Wide Web Foundation had an interactive round table on the current landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in South Africa. Dr Jacques Ludik has represented MIIA at this event. The event was held on Monday, 6 November from 2:00-5:00 pm at the World Wide Web Foundation in Cape Town. The discussion aimed to present a balanced, cross-sector assessment of the state of AI in South Africa and the policy environment needed to support it. While the changes from AI will unlock enormous economic, political and social benefits, there have not been significant policy discussions in South Africa about how best to leverage AI for the benefit of all South Africans – and to minimise any risks and negative effects. The round table discussion focused on this gap and potential remedies to close it.