AI in Africa: Why the Continent is Poised to Benefit from Applied AI

By Simon Poole, Non-Executive Director and AI Advisor to Boards across Africa. Former Operating Partner, Helios Investment Partners. There’s a growing narrative that Africa is being “left behind” in the global AI race, particularly in the development of large language models (LLMs). I believe this concern is misplaced. Africa is uniquely positioned to accrue outsized […]