Johannesburg - In September 2016, Amazon, Google,
Facebook, IBM and Microsoft formed a research alliance known as “The
Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI)”.
The five tech giants were united by a common goal— to establish ethical
guidelines and cultivate a culture of transparency and privacy around the study
and use of AI and machine learning.
However, one major American tech company wasn’t too keen
on joining this elite sorority— presumably because of the firm’s decades-long
tradition of secrecy and isolationism.
Listen in to this week’s Tech Minute to find out which company has finally
decided to join this exclusive AI Justice League that is committed to
developing best practices while conscientising the public on AI and its
applications.
Then, listen to this week’s African
Tech Roundupto find out what else America’s ‘Super Six’ tech firms plan to
do in terms of leading by example when it comes to AI.
Andile Masuku is a broadcaster and
entrepreneur based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the Executive Producer
at AfricanTechRoundup.com. Follow him on Twitter @MasukuAndile and The African
Tech Round-up @africanroundup.