AI has become the frontline of an intense global competition for economic and geopolitical power but, for whom is this intelligence ultimately meant to serve? COMMENT | KAILASH SATYARTHI | The defining question of our time is no longer whether AI will transform our world. It already has. What the world needs …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Glovo has unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered shopping experience that allows customers to discover and order products through natural conversations on ChatGPT and Claude, marking a significant step in the evolution of quick-commerce. The Spanish multi-category technology company announced on July 30 that its new …
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African governments are increasingly focusing on how to govern artificial intelligence, alongside efforts to expand its adoption across economies and public services. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRDA AGENCY | Mozambique has drafted a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy as it moves to formalise the legal, institutional, and regulatory frameworks that will …
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BERLIN | Xinhua | As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) reaches children through both the classroom and the internet, governments and schools are attempting to simultaneously protect young users and prepare them for a technology that will become increasingly necessary in the future. The debate over children’s use of AI has …
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Low earth orbit satellites operated by US tech giants are launching to offer internet services to under-served African communities. How should the continent greet their arrival – and how can African nations play a more active role in the space race, asks Lennox Yieke. Africa’s space economy has long been …
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SHANGHAI | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced the creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) and called for joint efforts to build a just and equitable system for global AI governance. “All countries should take a people-centered approach and develop AI for the positive …
Read More »National AI Day: Our unexpected therapy sessions with AI COMMENT | PATRICIA UWIMBABAZI | If someone had told me a few years ago that people would turn to artificial intelligence for advice, feedback, and everyday conversations, I would probably have imagined a robot sitting behind a desk …
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SHANGHAI | Xinhua | Shanghai is ushering in its major AI moment of the year with the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, Friday to Monday. Themed “AI Partnership for a Brighter Future,” the event will include more than 140 forums, bringing together 1,400 …
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New investments from technology companies suggest AI is becoming as important to Africa’s creative economy as affordable cameras and smartphones were a decade ago. Rather than focusing solely on discovering talent, companies are increasingly investing in the tools, financing and infrastructure that allow African creators to produce world-class content …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) has called for urgent investment in artificial intelligence tools and digital language systems to ensure Kiswahili keeps pace with global technological change and remains central to regional integration. The appeal came ahead of the 5th World Kiswahili …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
