On intelligence,
agency and change.
Selected writing and conversations on the science of AI, the institutions behind it, and the choices that shape its impact.
Writing
SA must refine its own AI future and secure algorithmic sovereignty
The case for local capacity to design, develop and govern AI, beyond merely holding local data.
Daily MaverickChatGPT was disruptive, swarms of AI agents will be revolutionary
On autonomous AI agents, work and economic opportunity, written with Bruce Bassett and Jonathan Shock.
Daily MaverickProfiles & interviews
Shaping an interdisciplinary AI ecosystem
A wide-ranging conversation on reinforcement learning, natural intelligence and building research from Africa.
Communications BiologyTIME100 AI: Benjamin Rosman
On the ambition for Africa to contribute to fundamental AI science and shape its future.
TIMEAfrican voices must help shape the future of AI
Following the Vatican AI conference and an audience with Pope Leo XIV, a conversation on inclusion, governance and human dignity.
Vatican NewsAI, the future and Johannesburg
On research, resilience and the city that shaped the work.
Johannesburg In Your PocketMore to read, watch and hear.
A compact archive of selected conversations, talks and coverage. Open a collection to explore its links.
Writing & perspectives3 links+
Audio & video5 links+
Talks, policy & profiles7 links+
A keynote and an interview.
Watch my opening keynote at Escape 2026, or an Indaba Insights interview about the Deep Learning Indaba and the research ambitions of the Wits MIND Institute.