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ITWeb reports that Altron anticipates that its artificial intelligence (AI) factory will be a net creator of jobs, which will buck a global trend of widespread tech industry layoffs set to reach more than 244,000 by year-end.
According to CEO Werner Kapp, the AI factory, which was launched towards the end of last month and is the first of its kind in SA, has the potential to enable small local companies to join forces with Altron and its partners in the digital ecosystem, while also creating jobs. An AI factory has been described as a purpose-built computing system that transforms raw data into intelligence, supporting the full AI life cycle. “We hope to grow our people because Altron Digital Business is the go-to market for that AI factory,” said Kapp on Monday. However, he declined to specify how many jobs the initiative might create, noting that it was “early days for the AI factory”.
Analytics firm Dataviue, headquartered in Pretoria, has partnered with Altron to provide clients with customised systems that it says on its website “transform data into actionable insights”. Education non-profit MathU, which works with young people in SA and schools across Africa using AI and personalised learning via video, is also on board.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicola Mawson at ITWeb
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