BNC#5 - Stafford Masie Q&A: Booming AI, BTC, quantum-computing, Starlink and SA’s untapped potential

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Tech entrepreneur and former Google Executive Stafford Masie answers questions on the rapid rise of cryptocurrency, the integration of Artificial Intelligence in business and the growing concern surrounding South Africa’s economic future. Masie highlights the overlooked value of Bitcoin as both an asset and an international currency, emphasizes the threat of economic irrelevancy for South Africa if they fail to catch up to their technologically pioneering peers such as Rwanda and Nigeria, and discusses the nuances surrounding the inevitable integration of AI into commerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Apr 2023 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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