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[TOP STORY] Google backs local AI startups in bid to drive job creation

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‘AI presents a level playing field where this was sprung upon us all at the same time. Now we all have the same opportunity to pick up on learnings, to play with the different platforms, to build different solutions leveraging AI,’ says Folarin Aiyegbusi, startup developer at Google.
18 Sep 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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