Artificial Intelligence is the next battleground: Naspers

Sebastiaan Vaessen, head of strategy at Naspers warns those business leaders who have only just started thinking of being digital or being mobile-first, are probably already behind the curve – they will need to start thinking about how to become'AI-first'. Vaessen said that artificial intelligence had a major breakthrough in 2016 when Google DeepMind's AlphaGo computer programme defeated the world GO champion. This achievement, he said, proved that AI is now able to complete complex tasks that would take people years to master. He said that AI has already mastered a remarkable list of human tasks, ranging from translations to more creative undertakings like writing music and film scripts. Vaessen outlined the potential and relevance of AI for the world of business.