by Kathy Gibson | Mar 15, 2024 | Trends and Analysis
Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty. This is according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook, as the global economy continues to grapple with headwinds from tight financial conditions, geopolitical rifts and rapid advances in...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 15, 2024 | Trends and Analysis
Generative AI (GenAI) was a groundbreaking development last year, with the emergence of popular chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard taking the technology world by storm. However, using the large language models (LLMs) powering these chatbots has...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 15, 2024 | Trends and Analysis
New research by Google shows that search interest in artificial intelligence (AI) increased by 370% over the last year, as 91% of South Africa thinks life with AI will look different five years from now. Searches for AI reached an all-time high last year in South...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 15, 2024 | Trends and Analysis
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs – personal computers with specific system-on-a-chip (SoC) capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally – growing from nearly 50-million units in...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 15, 2024 | Trends and Analysis
Artificial intelligence (AI) chip market revenues will exceed $126-billion by 2027, according to analysis from Stocklytics.com. As of 2022, the AI chip market revenues raked in nearly $45-billion and $54-billion in 2023, emphasising the fast-paced expansion rate of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 15, 2024 | Trends and Analysis
3D printing is one of those technologies that comes to the fore for a while, then fades into the background. It initially came to public attention as something of a gimmick, allowing users to print small devices or toys, using a single colour of plastic material. It...
