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General News: What is AI? Understanding the Impact of AI in Ghana

Imagine, for a moment, that you walk into a room and, without uttering a single word, the lights switch on, a voice greets you by name, and the curtains draw themselves. This is not some wizardry from a distant future, nor is it the handiwork of mischievous spirits. It is, in fact, the marvel of our age - Artificial Intelligence (AI), quietly at work.

General News: Sanitation and how AI can harness it: A pathway to a cleaner Ghana

Sanitation remains a major issue in Ghana, with waste management, poor water quality, and inadequate hygiene posing significant risks to public health, the environment, and economic productivity.

General News: Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana signs historic MOU with El-Roi London University for AI Africa Project

The Vanuatu Trade Commission in Ghana has signed a momentous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with El-Roi London University, marking the first partnership of its kind between a United Kingdom-based university and the commission. This collaboration aims to advance the AI Africa Project, focusing on training and capacity-building for trainees and trainers across the continent.

General News: Ghana debates regulating artificial intelligence

Lawmakers in Ghana are calling for legislation to govern the use of artificial intelligence. They argue that the tool could increase inequality and they want clarity over machine error.

General News: Navigating the AI Frontier in Africa and Ghana: Intellectual Property Rights and Generative Technologies

The technological drumbeat of the 21st century is unmistakable, and at the heart of this symphony is the crescendo of artificial intelligence (AI). In Africa and Ghana, where innovation and tradition harmonize, the rise of AI presents both promising prospects and perplexing puzzles for intellectual property (IP) rights.

General News: Unravelling the puzzle of ownership in the era of AI

Picture this: you put in a couple of word prompts into a free Artificial Intelligence content generator and the system composes a song, produces an art-piece that is museum-worthy or engineers a revolutionary technology that can reshape an entire industry; does the produced work belong to the person who put in the prompt, the person who created the AI programme, or perhaps even the AI itself?

General News: KOICA & Datamaker bridge the digital divide through ICT and AI training

Datamaker Ghana Limited a leading data labeling and AI solutions provider in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) under a five-year (2021-2025) Inclusive Business Solution (IBS) Program recently empowered over 600 Ghanaian youth through Scholarship training programs in ICT and AI Training

General News: Economic advantages of Ghana adopting a robust Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy

As Africa witnesses a remarkable AI revolution, one question lingers: why hasn't Ghana adopted a national AI policy?

General News: Generative AI is already helping fact-checkers. But it’s proving less useful in small languages and outside the West

Experts from Norway, Georgia and Ghana discuss the limitations of this technology. Will AI platforms improve things in the years to come?

General News: Artificial Intelligence can boost creative arts industry – GI-KACE

Accra, Oct. 1, GNA - Dr Collins Yeboah-Afari, the Director-General, Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (GI-KACE), says the right application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creative arts industry will help create more jobs to boost Ghana’s revenue generation.

General News: Corporate Ghana’s assessment of Artificial Intelligence low

An assessment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy and its impact on corporate Ghana found out that of the 54 companies surveyed in May 2023, only 2 answered “yes” to the question, “Has Artificial Intelligence ever been mentioned or discussed at management/board meetings?” – representing a disappointing 4%.

General News: Businesses urged to leverage AI tools to maintain operations in uncertain times

A Senior Manager, Risk Advisory at Deloitte Ghana, Nina Korley, is urging businesses to leverage Artificial Intelligence tools in order to maintain their operations.

General News: AIDEC Digital hosts maiden AI seminar in Ghana

AIDEC Digital on Thursday, May 4, 2023, hosted the first seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI), in its ultra-modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence at AIDEC Plaza, East Legon, Accra, Ghana.

General News: Ghana: Google opens Artificial intelligence centre in Accra

Google has opened an Artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory in Accra, Ghana – the first of its kind on African soil.

General News: African Women in Tech Look to Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence took center stage as African female technology experts met at Women in Tech Week in Ghana to promote women's involvement in the field.

General News: Artificial intelligence takes betting to the next level

Artificial intelligence is being introduced into almost all areas of modern business. The sports betting industry is no exception. How this will affect the world of betting and how it threatens ordinary users. Let’s explore new technologies together.

General News: Africa will be transformed by the potential of AI and data – if we can get investment

As we see the artificial intelligence furore sweep across continents, one thing is clear: Africans have a goldmine at our fingertips. A rapidly growing population of 1.4 billion people, 70% under the age of 30, combined with huge growth in AI investments, creates a potent recipe for Africa. We will not sit back and wait for the rest of the world to reap our rewards.