Stafford Masie rips government’s draft AI policy

It envisages seven new institutional bodies before a single rand has been invested in infrastructure. From Moneyweb.

Stafford Masie says AI infrastructure should be declared ‘a national strategic priority’. Image: via African Bitcoin Corp on X

One of SA’s leading tech investors and former CEO of Google SA, Stafford Masie, has slammed government’s draft AI policy for attempting to regulate a vital sector of the economy before it is even built. Continue reading.

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