After helping to identify the Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus — infamously first reported in SA — the country is set to see greater investment and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in enterprise decision-making. 

There is little doubt that the current crop of Covid-19 vaccines —  from Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson or Moderna — are some of the fastest developed in human history. A process that would typically take years to trial, let alone to complete, took a little more than a year, thanks in part to the use of AI tools and technology. ..

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