One in three South Africans have never heard of AI – what this means for policy

By Leah Davina Junck, Honorary Research Fellow of The Ethics Lab, University of Cape Town
Rachel Adams, Honorary Research Fellow of The Ethics Lab, University of Cape Town

Artificial intelligence or AI uses computers to perform tasks that would normally have needed human intelligence. Today AI is being put to use in many aspects of everyday life, like virtual banking assistants, health chatbots, self-driving cars, even the recommendations you see on social media.

A new survey of over 3,000 South Africans from all walks of life asked how people feel about AI. It reveals that most South…

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