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Everyone is talking about AI. Fewer are talking about the data it runs on

· Source: itweb.co.za

In short

In South Africa's automotive and logistics sectors, businesses are eager to adopt AI but held back by messy, scattered data. The article argues that instead of delaying AI for a data clean-up, AI should be used to expose data gaps, clean records, and automate manual processes. It illustrates this with real deployments that improved dealer data quality, group consolidation, quote handling, and driver payouts.

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Tags: logistics, automotive, data quality, automation, agents

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