Large language models | Bizcommunity

Large language models | Bizcommunity

News

Image credit: on Pexels

Mental health

Can doomscrolling on Reddit and X deepen depression?

6 hours

Karl Haechler, CEO, Burson Africa, says being visible in an AI-generated answer is not the same as being believed (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Visibility without credibility is just exposure without influence

Karl Haechler 14 Jul 2026

SA-linked AI coding startup raises R16m in pre-seed funding

Development

SA-linked AI coding startup raises R16m in pre-seed funding

7 Jul 2026

Pick n Pay rolls out Gemini-powered grocery assistant Penny

E-commerce

Pick n Pay rolls out Gemini-powered grocery assistant Penny

2 Jul 2026

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Marketing

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 29 Jun 2026

Top Answer Engine Optimization Agency in South Africa for brands that want to be recommended by AI

Marketing

Top Answer Engine Optimization Agency in South Africa for brands that want to be recommended by AI

Issued by Woww 20 Apr 2026

Marketing

The platform your media plan is ignoring is already shaping what AI says about your brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 18 Jun 2026

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Software

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Lynn Cupido, Issued by Soms Digital 9 Jun 2026

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

Verosha Singh, Jacolien De Muelenaere 1 Jun 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Intellectual property in AI - Who owns it?

Issued by Helm 1 Jun 2026

AMEC launches GEO Principles to bring rigour to AI-led communications measurement

PR & Communications

AMEC launches GEO Principles to bring rigour to AI-led communications measurement

Issued by Ornico 25 May 2026

Advertising

You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Brian Jay Tang and Kang G. Shin 28 Apr 2026

EvaluateExplorer: AI-driven innovation that hits the target

Research

EvaluateExplorer: AI-driven innovation that hits the target

Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 31 Mar 2026

Candice Burgess-Look. (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

5 ways brands can optimise PR in the age of AI search

Candice Burgess Look 10 Mar 2026

Empowering digital language champions: TUT students at the forefront of digital linguistics

Higher Education

Empowering digital language champions: TUT students at the forefront of digital linguistics

Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 9 Mar 2026

How everyday users and AI experts are experiencing the state of AI right now

Artificial Intelligence

How everyday users and AI experts are experiencing the state of AI right now

Ari Ramkilowan and Stef Adonis, Issued by Helm 9 Mar 2026

Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness examines the power of micro communities (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

The power and relevance of micro communities for B2B brands

Natascha Torres 6 Mar 2026

Death of the ‘open brief’ and the generative AI fix

Marketing

Death of the ‘open brief’ and the generative AI fix

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 Mar 2026

Supplied image: Pierre Burger: Partner at Alchemy Law Africa

Law Practice

Is generative AI a threat to corporate legal privilege?

Pierre Burger 25 Feb 2026

Skift report puts Africa’s tourism growth in the global spotlight

Trends

Skift report puts Africa’s tourism growth in the global spotlight

27 Jan 2026

Marketing

AI doesn't understand ‘Hlala Kahle’ - and that's a problem

Wendy Monkley 26 Jan 2026

Media

Warc 2026 media trends: Systems planning, AI, & the creator economy

16 Jan 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders 16 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Digital

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

16 Jan 2026

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

Danette Breitenbach 14 Jan 2026

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Higher Education

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Birgit Otterman and Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Dec 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Medtech

5 ways AI is fast-tracking the evolution of healthcare

10 Dec 2025

$How fractional communications experts are changing the game$

PR & Communications

How fractional communications experts are changing the game

Laura Rapson 3 Dec 2025

React: Reducing the educational achievement gap through community-led technology

Higher Education

React: Reducing the educational achievement gap through community-led technology

Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 18 Nov 2025

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 17 Nov 2025

The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report (MDPMI) has been released (Source: © 123rf )

Media

MDPMI report released; Google commits R688m to SA media

13 Nov 2025

AI cyber threats: The monsters of modern cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

AI cyber threats: The monsters of modern cybersecurity

Issued by Domains.co.za 30 Oct 2025

When workplace AI harms employees, who’s to blame?

4th Industrial Revolution

When workplace AI harms employees, who’s to blame?

Nadeem Mahomed, Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Dylan Greenstone 22 Oct 2025

The AI data paradox: Maximising reward while mitigating risk in high-value data services

Artificial Intelligence

The AI data paradox: Maximising reward while mitigating risk in high-value data services

Issued by Offernet 9 Oct 2025

#NedbankIMC2025 | Bryony Rose: "It's not just pizza near me."

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025 | Bryony Rose: "It's not just pizza near me."

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2025

Bryony Rose, director for Yext’s Enterprise International business. (Source: Nedbank IMC)

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025: Bryony Rose – Why brands must adapt their AI strategies now

Chloe Posthumus 29 Sep 2025

Advertising

Hostile ad complaints, powered by AI, test the ARB

Serenta Lotz 16 Sep 2025

Promptathons: Catalysing AI Adoption and Innovation in the Enterprise

Education

Promptathons: Catalysing AI Adoption and Innovation in the Enterprise

Issued by Shaper 8 Jul 2025

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI looks to online advertising deal – AI-driven ads will be hard for consumers to spot

9 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Chantelle Bowyer, founder and CEO at Metis Performance Marketing, looks at why Digital PR is the missing gear in modern SEO

PR & Communications

The new state of Search: Why Digital PR is the missing gear in modern SEO

Chantelle Bowyer 27 Aug 2025

Embrace AI now to future-proof your franchise operations

Technology

Embrace AI now to future-proof your franchise operations

20 Aug 2025

Image credit: Thirdman on Pexels

Medtech

AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters

Songbo Hu, Anna Barford and Anna Korhonen 29 Jul 2025

IP Law

Training AI with copyrighted books ruled ‘fair use’ in US: Implications for SA

Kate Beretta and Ashleigh Brink 10 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf Rirhandzu Shingwenyana says the creator economy is not a trend; it is a central pillar of modern marketing

Media

The Creator Economy: An opportunity to build real, lasting connections

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 20 Jun 2025

AI is all about doing more with less and opens the door to new possibilities

ICT

AI is all about doing more with less and opens the door to new possibilities

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 19 Jun 2025

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Digital

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Tapelo Zama 16 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Justin Poiroux, chief technology officer and co-founder of Yellow Card.

Fintech

The future of finance: AI and fintech are changing the playing field

Justin Poiroux 15 May 2025

Law Practice

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke 30 Apr 2025

Linda Saunders, Country Leader and Senior Director Solutions Engineering Africa, Salesforce

Data & Analytics

The integration challenge facing 95% of IT leaders with AI agents – and how to overcome it

Linda Saunders 11 Mar 2025

Michael Langeveld is head of technology and business development, HPE Emirates and Africa

4th Industrial Revolution

Ask these questions when integrating AI into your business

Michael Langeveld 21 Feb 2025