Artificial Intelligence

In a world first, South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system

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The decision hasn't been without criticism though. Image: Unsplash/Kevin Ku

Meshandren Naidoo
PhD Fellow and LexisNexis Legal Content Researcher and Editor, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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