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  "id": 17213777,
  "title": "Who gets to shape Africa’s AI future?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/who-gets-to-shape-africas-ai-future",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
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    "url": "https://mg.co.za/partner-content/2026-10-30-who-gets-to-shape-africa-s-ai-future/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "As artificial intelligence reshapes global economies, experts at the Singularity Summit South Africa urge the nation to build local research and IP rather than just adopting foreign tech, addressing unique local challenges and the future of work.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCentral",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/a-finnish-supercomputer-could-help-close-south-africas-ai-computing",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:23:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Africa must help shape AI revolution transformation — Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/africa-must-help-shape-ai-revolution-transformation-mahama",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}