Demystifying AI and What It Means For Your Business

Artificial Intelligence (AI), one of the most thrilling and transformative opportunities of our time, is the topic de jour lately with every intersection of intellectual discourse and business discussions sounding in on the potential perks, risks and dangers. Africa's tech ecosystem, one of the most exciting in the world right now, has a growing community of African start-ups that are keen on developing solutions for African problems using this emerging technology. The most desired business outcomes from AAI are: to improve/develop new products/ services; to achieve cost efficiencies, streamline business operations; and accelerate decision making. Enterprises that have enabled AI have reported increased operational efficiency, making faster, more informed decisions and innovating new products and services. To date, strong AI has not yet come into existence, it's still hypothetical hence it exists in the dreams of research scientists and imagination of science fiction writers.