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Edition 36:Tax, trust, and the geopolitics of AI infrastructure
This edition looks at how AI is reshaping the systems South Africans already live inside: the tax authority using machine learning to cross-reference financial data at scale, boardrooms facing personal legal liability as AI-assisted cyber…
Policy & governance
AI is making it harder to hide income from South Africa’s taxmanTechnology & infrastructure
South Africa’s AI future will depend heavily on ChinaBusiness & economy
AI and cyber threats: How SA boardrooms are in the crosshairs
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A Fire Drill, Not the Fire
The United States just proved it can switch off two of the world's most advanced AI models by nationality, at a few hours' notice. Whatever happens to this particular ban, that demonstration cannot be undone – and it is a warning we are lucky to get while the fix is still cheap.
A fire drill is a gift: the lesson delivered while the stakes are still low enough to absorb.
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