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AWS South Africa General Manager Chris Erasmus on the importance of AI technology

Published: April 10, 2024, 5:27 a.m.

In this What\u2019s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Country General Manager for South Africa, Chris Erasmus, discusses the importance of AI technology.\n\nErasmus is responsible for setting AWS\u2019s local strategy and guiding its local growth.\n\nHe is well-qualified for this job, as he boasts over 15 years of strategic, commercial, and operational experience.\n\nErasmus begins the interview by unpacking why Amazon sees AI as an important technology.\n\nHe discusses the three technology layers Amazon uses to build its AI solutions, before expanding on generative AI and why it is one of the most transformative technologies in recent years.\n\nErasmus then details Amazon\u2019s generative AI solutions and discusses the top generative AI trends he sees in South Africa.\n\nHe concludes the interview by explaining how businesses can access AI technologies from AWS.