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Benjamin Rosman of Wits University is challenging assumptions about Africa’s role in AI and building a hub for curiosity-driven research; now he features in Time Magazine, too. Johannesburg, South…
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou