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With spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems expected to reach $77.6 billion by 2022 (more than three times the $24 billion forecast for last year), South African companies would do well to consider its impact on their existing and future systems. Its potential in traditionally people-driven processes such as human resources (HR) is significant. read more

If you were to ask customer service and contact centre executives for their opinion on artificial intelligence and robotics, you’re certain to get a mixed response. Some believe that AI and robotics will inevitably make live agents redundant, while others strongly oppose such technology, believing it ineffective at understanding basic human emotion. read more

As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more prevalent throughout the retail industry, some of the more sophisticated and intelligent “things” retailers are connecting to the Internet are robots.  read more