Cortex Logic Helps Build African Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem

Cortex Logic is an African Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software as well as Solutions companionship that helps businesses thrive inward the Smart Technology Era. We operate across multiple draw concern as well as manufacture domains seeking to augment as well as automate legacy processes, ultimately transforming them into intelligent systems, using the Cortex Logic AI Engine. We leverage a unique AI Engine for Business that solves strategic as well as operationally relevant problems yesteryear unlocking the value offered yesteryear the quaternary Industrial Revolution as well as yesteryear mobilizing Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT), every bit good every bit Big Data as well as Analytics.

In Apr 2019, Group Chief Marketing Officer of the Cortex Group, Dr Nick Bradshaw, attended the initiatory Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4Dev) workshop at Strathmore University inward Nairobi, Kenya: Toward a Network of Excellence inward Artificial Intelligence for Development inward Sub-Saharan Africa.

This workshop saw the gathering of 60 African as well as global experts who discussed as well as demonstrated the rapid footstep at which Artificial Intelligence is beingness developed on the African continent. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 vibrant African AI Ecosystem is emerging from initiatives such every bit the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA), Deep Learning Indaba, African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS), AI Expo Africa, Data Science Africa, Women+ inward Machine Learning as well as Data Science (WIMLDS), to advert a few – all of which aim to strengthen Machine Learning as well as Artificial Intelligence inward Africa.

Dr Nick Bradshaw stated, “This coming together aimed to back upwardly as well as propel the footstep at which Africa’s AI Ecosystem is evolving. This emerging ‘network of excellence’ of Machine Learning as well as AI practitioners as well as researchers is edifice a collaborative roadmap for AI Development inward Africa. The three-day workshop focused on iii critical areas, beingness (1) policy as well as regulations, (2) skills as well as capacity building, as well as (3) the application of AI inward Africa. It served every bit a genuinely integrated number where Africa’s cardinal thought leaders as well as organizations, driving the AI Agenda inward Africa, met as well as exchanged ideas on local actions for embracing as well as applying AI for social as well as economical benefit.”

From the various make of thoughts expressed during the workshop, all unanimously agreed that, firstly, multifariousness via inclusivity of traditionally marginalized communities must survive prioritized inside Africa’s emerging AI Ecosystem. Secondly, there’s likewise a ask to extend the AI Network of Excellence conversation to Francophone as well as Portuguese-speaking countries on the African continent. Lastly, agreement the contextual differences inward Kenya, Nigeria as well as South Africa, to a greater extent than thus inward places where AI is nevertheless a unusual concept, volition likewise let for tailored as well as localized strategies as well as solar daytime of the month to survive developed as well as deployed.

Dr Jacques Ludik, recipient of the AI Leader of the Year 2019 Award as well as Founder, Group CEO as well as Managing Director of Cortex Logic, said, “Africa tin genuinely practise goodness from leveraging cutting-edge Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies as well as connecting alongside like-minded individuals as well as entities along the way. We, every bit a community, ask to position gaps inward the Ecosystem inward guild to practise an AI pipeline for increment – all of which starts alongside creating platforms for sustainable relationships to survive developed betwixt academia, investment, government, entrepreneurs, as well as other cardinal manufacture players.”

Dr Ludik continued, “The mission of MIIA is to assist found as well as foster these relationships, thereby creating a strong, innovative Machine Intelligence as well as Data Science community inward Africa. We desire to assist transform Africa as well as shape the Ecosystem, yesteryear bringing together as well as networking alongside the critical volume of resources, yesteryear promoting as well as sponsoring cardinal learning activities, every bit good every bit through the strengthening of scientific as well as technological excellence, mentoring as well as collaboration on the continent. To this end, MIIA has late launched AIAfrica.wiki, which serves every bit a comprehensive country-level review of AI as well as Machine Learning resources, stakeholders as well as projects inward Africa.”

The enriching as well as collaborative dialogue, currently taking place, is edifice a enterprise foundation for the inquiry as well as excogitation agenda inward Africa. Progress on this agenda volition depend on the collective wisdom as well as activity of multiple stakeholders inside the AI Network to hone as well as back upwardly this vision. We volition decease along to engage alongside partners as well as cardinal manufacture players to assist shape the African AI Ecosystem.

About Cortex Logic

Cortex Logic is an African Artificial Intelligence (AI) software as well as solutions companionship that helps businesses thrive inward the Smart Technology Era.  We render an AI Engine for Business that solves strategic as well as operationally relevant problems yesteryear leveraging Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT) as well as Big Data & Analytics. We assist platform businesses as well as corporates operationalise real-world AI yesteryear unlocking the value from all available structured as well as unstructured information – inward parallel, supporting businesses through the alter programme to deliver the measuring alter as well as draw concern wages AI-based technologies offer.  We operate inward all major marketplace segments alongside clients inward banking, insurance, healthcare, mining, manufacturing, retail as well as telecoms.

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