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Edition 33:Courts, capital, and AI systems behaving badly
This edition covers a range of developments where AI is meeting real South African institutions and markets, with mixed results. A reported incident of AI-generated errors in local courts sits alongside a legal challenge to Cape Town's fas…
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Cape Town data centre growth puts SA planning rules to the testBusiness & economy
Up to R1 million in equity free funding available in Google’s 2026 Startups Accelerator: South AfricaBusiness & economy
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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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