Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence (18–19 May 2023)

Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence

The key question is: How do we prevent AI technologies from taking away human agency, put AI to good use and mitigate the possible harmful impact of these technologies? 

The world as we know it is changing with 4^th Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies (or Digital Age technologies) taking over various tasks performed by humans. These new developments are provoking debates and concerns among professionals and others in society around the world. The recent introduction of the chatbots ChatGPT and Bard AI has left many people conflicted. This discussion forum provides a platform to share knowledge and insights on the connections between AI, its use in and contribution to the economy, and its impact on society.

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How are AI technologies beneficial for businesses? (Mr Ziaad Suleman, Chief Commercial Officer; and Exco Member, EOH)
Artificial Intelligence: A curse of blessing? (Dr Anwar Vahed, Director of the Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa
(DIRISA), Council forIndustrial Research (CSIR)).
AI in programming is like having a personal assistant who can read your mind, except it’s actually useful (Mr Pieter Steenekamp, dedicated his career to developing and utilizing commercial software for industrial purposes).
Establishment of the AI Institute of South Africa (AIISA) and its role in building AI capacity in South Africa (Prof Anish Mathew Kurien, Electrical Engineer, PhD in Computer Science).
What were we thinking? An Explainable AI Train of Thought” (Prof Duncan Anthony Coulter: Head of Department for the Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering at University of Johannesburg).
A legal framework for AI. The example of European legislation (Prof Georg Borges, Managing Director: The Institute for Legal Informatics, Saarlandes University, Germany).
Embracing Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence: Towards establishing an AI innovation and capacity development ecosystem in South Africa (Prof Deshen Moodley, Associate Professor: Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town; and Co-Director: South African National Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (CAIR)).
AI is here to stay: What this means for our understanding of higher education teaching, learning and assessment (Mr Niel Kramm, Faculty Member: Centre for Higher Education, Research, Teaching and Learning , Rhodes University).
What does AI mean for increasing inequality in South Africa? (Mr Krish Chetty, Research Manager: Equitable Education and Economies (EEE), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)).
AI in Manufacturing: Risk or Opportunity? (Mr Vinesh Maharaj, Director: Operations Transformation Department, Smart Manufacturing, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC)).

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