Mzantsi Afrika: I-COVID-19 ikhuthaza ukuhanjiswa kwetekhnoloji

EMazantsi e-Afrika: I-COVID-19 ikhuthaza ukuhanjiswa kwetekhnoloji
EMazantsi e-Afrika: I-COVID-19 ikhuthaza ukuhanjiswa kwetekhnoloji
Ibhalwe ngu Linda Hohnholz

Kudla ngokuthiwa kwiimeko ezinzima kukho ithuba. Itekhnoloji ngokungathandabuzekiyo iya kuba ngomnye wabaxhamli Amanyathelo olawulo akutsha nje abhengezwe nguMongameli woMzantsi Afrika uCyril Ramaphosa ukuze athintele ukusasazeka kwale ntsholongwane I-coronavirus ye-COVID-19.

Ngelixa bekukho iiforam kunye namanqaku amaninzi axoxa ngemfuno yokuba uMzantsi Afrika (SA) ungene kwinguqu yesine yezoshishino kwaye usebenzise ubukrelekrele bobugcisa (AI) kunye nobuchwepheshe, ukwamkelwa kuye kwacotha ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukeneyo ezifana noloyiko olunxulumene nokulahleka kwemisebenzi. kunye neempembelelo zabucala. Ingxaki efana nobhubhani wangoku, nangona kunjalo, ibangele ukuba kuthathelwe ingqalelo itekhnoloji.

Umzekelo wokwamkelwa kobuchwephesha kukusetyenziswa kwe-AI ukuhlalutya ubuninzi bamaphepha enzululwazi apapashwe kwi-COVID-19 ukuze abaphandi bakwazi ukuhlalutya ngcono kwaye baqonde intsholongwane.

I-AI ingasetyenziselwa ukunceda ukumelana nentsholongwane ngokuthe ngqo. Umzekelo, ukuqaliswa kwetekhnoloji yezempilo ngee-chatbots zonyango kuhlaziywa i-algorithms ukwenza ukuba ukuhlolwa kwabantu kucetyiswe ukuba ngaba kufuneka bavavanyelwe usulelo ukukhulula uxinzelelo kwiinkonzo zempilo. Ezinye ii-apps eziphathwayo ezikhoyo (ezifana ne-Vula) ziyaphuhliswa ukunceda ukuthunyelwa kwezonyango kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba izixhobo zonyango kunye nezixhobo ezinikezelwayo zifikelela kumaziko ezempilo asweleyo.

Kwicala leshishini, imizi-mveliso yabathengi, ngakumbi iihotele, iindawo zokutyela, iibhari, iikhasino, kunye nabathengisi, baphakathi kwamacandelo achatshazelwa kakhulu zizithintelo zikarhulumente kurhwebo kunye noloyiko loluntu lweendawo ezixineneyo.

Ngomhla we-18 kuMatshi, urhulumente woMzantsi Afrika wabhengeza ukuba zonke iindawo ezithengisa utywala, kubandakanywa iindawo zokutyela, iithaveni, kunye neeklabhu, kufuneka zivalwe kwangoko okanye zithengise phakathi kweeyure ezithile kuphela, kwaye azinakuba nabantu abangaphezu kwama-50 kwindawo leyo. nangaliphi na ixesha. Ezi zakhiwo kufuneka zibonelele ubuncinane ngemitha yesikweri yendawo yomgangatho kumntu ngamnye. Izithintelo kwisikhundla kuya kuba nzima kumashishini amaninzi ukuhlangabezana - kodwa kufuneka bahlale behamba kwaye baphephe ukulahlekelwa yimisebenzi.

La mashishini kufuneka alungelelanise imodeli yawo yeshishini ukuze aphile. Ukwahluka koluhlu lweemveliso zabo, ukutshintsha utyelelo kwizakhiwo notyelelo kwiiwebhusayithi, kunye nokusebenzisana neenkampani zolungiselelo lokuziswa ekhaya kunokuba zizisombululo ezifanelekileyo ezikhokelwa bubuchwephesha. Amathuba etekhnoloji anokuba nobucukubhede njengokusebenzisa iirobhothi ukuthatha iiodolo kunye nokusebenzisa iidrones ukuhambisa. Amazwe amaninzi ajongene nemiqobo efanayo kwaye anika ingxelo yokunyuka kwabathengi abathenga ekhaya. Kwisilumkiso senzuzo nge-20 kaMatshi, uMarks kunye noSpencer e-UK bathi kulindeleke ukuba babone ukuhanjiswa kokutya ekhaya, nangona amashishini abo asekhaya kunye neempahla belindele "ukwehla kwexesha elide." Ukwahluka kwemveliso yayo kuya kuyinika ukomelela ngakumbi kuneshishini lecandelo elinye, yongeza.

Inkampani yase-US ebonelela ngedatha kwii-apptopia, ibike phakathi kuMatshi ukuba umndilili wokukhutshelwa kwemihla ngemihla kwii-apps zabo ziinkampani zokuhambisa ezifana ne-Instacart, i-Walmart Grocery, kunye ne-Shipit inyuke phakathi kwe-124% kunye ne-218% xa kuthelekiswa ne-avareji yemihla ngemihla EyoMdumba.

Amashishini aseMzantsi Afrika aza kuxhamla ngokuphuhlisa iiwebhusayithi ezisebenza lula kunye neeapps eziphathwayo kunye nokukhuthaza abathengi ukuba bazisebenzise. Oku, nangona kunjalo, kuya kubandakanya uphuhliso lobuhlakani be-IP phakathi kwabathengisi kunye neenkampani zolungiselelo ezifuna ukhuseleko kunye nolawulo lwe-IP.

Ngelixa itekhnoloji izisa iingenelo ezibalulekileyo kukwakho nemingcipheko ekufuneka uyiqaphele.

Kubalulekile ukuba amashishini aqonde ukuba ukwamkelwa kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-AI kwishishini kusenokwenzeka ukuba kubandakanye zombini uphuhliso lwe-IP kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-IP ephuhliswe ngabantu besithathu, abahlawulwa kubo imirhumo yelayisensi. Izivumelwano ezichonga i-IP, ukulawula ubunini be-IP kunye nokusetyenziswa kwayo kuya kuba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ukuba inkampani iphumeze kwaye ithengise loo IP ngempumelelo.

Omnye umngxunya onokuthi uvele xa umthengisi esebenzisana nenkampani yezothutho, umzekelo ukwenza ishishini elitsha. Kwimeko apho, iingxabano zingavela malunga nokuba yeyiphi inkampani ephethe i-IP eyenziwe, kwiyiphi imilinganiselo, kwaye kwenzekani kwi-IP ukuba ubudlelwane buyahla. Ukuba amaqela ayasilela ukulawula le miba ngokwekhontrakthi, ukumangalelana kunokuba sisiphumo esibi kakhulu.

Oku kulandela ukuba ishishini elinezicwangciso zokwahluka libe ngamajelo amatsha onikezelo kufuneka lithathele ingqalelo ukuba ngawaphi na amanyathelo ekufuneka liwathathe ngokuqhubekayo ukukhusela uphawu lwalo kunye nezinto ezintsha eziye zayanyaniswa okanye eziyilwe okanye iinkonzo ezintsha kunye neemveliso.

Intsholongwane ye-Covid-19 isizise entliziyweni yenguqu yesine yezoshishino. Ngelixa itekhnoloji inokuba ngundoqo wokusinda kwimingeni ekhoyo, amashishini aya kucetyiswa kakuhle ukuba afune isikhokelo malunga nokhuseleko lwe-IP olufunekayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba amalungelo athengisiweyo ahlala engawo.

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