https://www.bizcommunity.com/ArtificialIntelligence South Africa Artificial Intelligence news 15 Artificial Intelligence news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/ArtificialIntelligence en-us Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:26:25 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/creative-circle-full-circle-2026-when-ai-panic-subsides-189576a Cannes trend spotter and partner at Relationship Audits and Management, Ann Nurock, says the 2026 Cannes Film Festival was one of the most optimistic she had attended in a long time. The main reason is that the panic around AI has subsided. “Now everyone is looking at how they have or will integrate AI into their workflow.” 1-270668 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wpp-results-beat-analyst-forecasts-sees-shares-jump-up-745222a WPP has posted first-half results that beat analyst forecasts on revenue, organic growth and profit margins, leading to a jump of as much as 30.2% in WPP shares - its highest intraday level since September 2025. 1-270582 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-is-not-the-next-digital-opportunity-it-is-the-current-one-078585a For years, Africa has been framed as marketing's next big opportunity. The emerging market. The growth story. The region to watch. But what if we have been looking at it the wrong way? 1-270547 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-answer-economy-just-doesnt-care-3-ways-to-move-to-aeo-523090a In an economy where AI systems synthesise responses instead of serving “Google and 10 blue links”, you can’t pay your way onto page one, because there is no page two. You are either in the answer set, or you essentially don’t exist. 1-270506 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/jarred-trembath-to-lead-influential-634591a Jarred Trembath has been appointed head of Influential, sub-Saharan Africa, by Publicis Groupe Africa. He will lead the growth and evolution of the group's integrated creator marketing capability across the region. 1-270491 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/advertising-regulatory-board-launches-ai-chatbot-for-rulings-access-078985a The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has launched Arbie, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot designed to help users search and access advertising rulings in seconds. 1-270447 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-odd-number-appoints-andreas-shifotoka-as-executive-lead-digital-growth-and-enablement-290167a Independent creative agency The Odd Number has announced the appointment of Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement, a newly created leadership role designed to strengthen the agency's digital capabilities, unlock growth opportunities and enable greater integration across the business. 1-270400 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-nigeria-ai-reckoning-teaches-south-african-communicators-856553a Nigeria's digital media industry lost more than a quarter of its web traffic in a single year, dropping from over 1.04 billion visits in 2024 to 769 million in 2025. For publishers, this is a commercial challenge. For communications professionals, it is something much bigger: an early warning that the rules of visibility have fundamentally changed. 1-270359 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/4-principles-for-managing-a-crisis-in-the-ai-era-523220a For decades, companies in crisis relied on a simple truth: the news cycle moves on. Keep your head down, wait out the storm, and in a few weeks the headlines fade. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quietly killed that strategy. 1-270356 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-has-a-favourite-brand-social-places-makes-sure-it-yours-078695a AI Visibility Tracker shows exactly how often AI assistants recommend your locations, and where you're winning or losing ground against named competitors. 1-270277 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Artificial Intelligence South Africa