NOW ep46: How AI is shaping industries and business models

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Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have many heads spinning. But there’s no denying that whip-smart machines have enabled us to make incredible leaps and bounds in business, even as a treacherous list of ethical conundrums keeps human brains awake at night. Will AI make our lives easier and help us be more productive? How is it shaping and disrupting industry and business models? Investec’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Lee O’Brien and Michelle Schonken, Data and AI Lead at Investec Bank and Investec Wealth & Investment give in-depth analysis of these burning questions in the latest episode of the No Ordinary Wednesday podcast.
11 Apr 2023 English South Africa Business · Investing

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