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  The image is a familiar one, straight out of a Hollywood script: an airplane in distress, a heroic figure battling through the cockpit door, only to find no human pilot at the helm. It's a scene that once seemed purely fictional, but with today's advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), the question arises: how close are we to AI-piloted flights? Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair, sheds some light on this intriguing subject.   While autopilot systems have been trusted companions in aviation for years, the dawn of fully autonomous, AI-piloted aircraft still lies beyond the horizon. However, the progress in AI technology is undeniably reshaping the aviation landscape. Not unlike many other industries, there are two spaces where AI’s   transformative effects are most clear.   Firstly, AI can execute routine tasks, ones that traditionally require human oversight, with an impressive level of autonomy, freeing people up to tackle more challe...

The extension of lockdown restrictions weighed heavily on production in Africa’s manufacturing industries at the start of 2021, causing many to lose momentum.   At the same time, in today’s connected, informed, and always-on marketplace, customers are demanding high-quality, individualised products delivered within shorter timeframes. To build up local production capacity and meet these requirements, companies must synchronise their demand chain with their supply chain.  “In manufacturing, where supply chain, distribution and service are the foundation of success, intelligent enterprises are using the latest ERP technologies to gain the edge on their competitors –from order placement all the way through to execution and delivery,” says Navin D’Cruz, Head of Sales East Africa, Seidor Africa.  “Automation in the factory is nothing new, but the convergence of the digital and physical worlds has made the transformation of the supply chain increasingly possible.” In manufactur...

24 January 2019 ; Johannesburg – Microsoft has launched the ‘Make your Wish’ campaign across South Africa. The initiative calls on individuals and organisations of all sizes in the region to share their ideas about the incredible possibilities with Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how they can change the world. ‘Make Your Wish’ will act as a platform to bring ideas and imaginations together from bright minds on implementing Artificial Intelligence and how it could help improve lives - and empower people and organizations to achieve more. By simply making a wish, people with ideas that can be enabled through AI technology can stand a real opportunity to not only be heard, but to bring real world impact. Whether a spontaneous idea or an imagination powered by AI - with just a few steps individuals can submit their request, which if selected will appear on the Wish List . After that, colleagues, friends and family can support you with a vote. In the firs...