Season 1 Episode 2

EY Africa’s Kavi Pather explains why AI innovation is vital for businesses

17 October 2023 · 30:09 min

In this Let’s Talk AI interview, Michael Avery meets with Kavi Pather – the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leader for EY Africa – to discuss the importance of AI innovation.Pather holds a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an Honours in Actuarial Science from Wits… University – where he also lectured.In this interview, Pather unpacks why AI innovation must be a priority for companies and highlights why it is different from other ‘tech buzzwords’.He touches on how companies outside the tech industry can compete in the AI race and where they should be directing their AI innovation efforts.Pather then details the strengths and weaknesses of AI, and provides several ground-breaking examples of recent AI applications.He concludes by offering his insights into the future of AI and suggests whether a ‘Terminator’ outcome is possible. Show more