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Panelists during the Africa Tech Festival 2024, held in Cape Town, South Africa, this week.
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ATF 2024: Regulate AI use cases, not technology – Google's Charles MuritoATF 2024: Regulate AI use cases, not technology – Google

Google's regional director for sub-Saharan Africa government affairs and public policy, Charles Murito, told Africa Tech Festival 2024 that governments needed to regulate the use cases of artificial intelligence (AI) instead of regulating the technology.

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SA financial services execs look to AI for real-time insights
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