Kgethi Phakeng, PhD(Wits); Hon DSc (UBristol)
@FabAcademic
Don’t get it twisted, I have a wicked sense of humour & am only here to inspire & give hope. #DeputyMother #Past3amSquad #MakeEducationFashionable (she/her)
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Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has requested that the funds set aside for her inauguration ceremony be used to pay off outstanding fees for students who finished their exams in the classes of 2015-2017 africanexponent.com/post/9518-vc-o… via @africanexponent
Today I met the amazing award winning sportsperson, Karabo, who is also studying towards a postgraduate qualification at the Central University of Technology. He is registered for the FREE AI Fluency course! Have YOU registered already? What are you waiting for? It is FREE and…
Starting today, I’m travelling across the country to speak with students about our Artificial Intelligence Fluency project. I’ll also be making a few stops at high schools along the way. This is the programme fo this week. Next week, we plan to visit KZN, Limpopo, and Cape Town.…

Whether we like it or not AI is here. You either upskill or get left behind. People were sceptical about the internet, look where we are today. People ridiculed social media when it first appeared, and those who took it up were judged, but look where we are today. Even airplanes…
Here is the new link for you to register for the FREE AI Fluency course! forms.office.com/r/UP44LaqFfE
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Do not miss this opportunity to register! Our target is to get 100 000 South Africans registering for the course by end of July. If you recruit at least 200 people to register then you stand a chance to win a fully paid weekend vacation in Cape Town!
The announcement we’ve been waiting for is finally here!📣 We’re in conversation with the Minister of @HigherEduGovZA at 5pm. Make sure to join and find out what exciting opportunities are available and how you can be part of the change. We’ll be streaming on Instagram and…

Something EPIC is coming this Sunday‼️ We’re closing off 11 AMAZING weeks of learning & impact…..and launching Season 3 of our Sunday Sessions with a BANG!💥 We have a special guest joining us and also an announcement you definitely don’t want to miss😍 Spoiler…

What an incredible honour it is to be invited to give the Nelson Mandela Lecture at HRM Chloorkop Campus tonight at 18:30. I hope to see you there. 💬 Topic: Active Citizenship 🎟️ Free entry, to register visit; hrm.org.za/event-details/…

This morning I presented a lecture at @BAISAGO entitled, “Embracing AI in higher education: pros, cons & some ideas on how to use it productively”. Click here to watch the live recording of the lecture. youtube.com/live/udUEwWujC… #KgethiSpeaksAI #KgethiAIConversations…
Thank you for responding to the poll & also for your comments. While one would expect that automating chores would get the most votes, it is interesting that understanding emotions fully won. Here are my views. What do you think? #KgethiAIconversations #SundaySessions…
What do you wish AI could do that it currently doesn't?
Did you miss today’s Sunday session focusing on the power of combining generative AI with human capacity? Watch the full video here: youtube.com/live/7f7XvM9VP…
Join us at 5pm today for a conversation on how your brain and AI can work together to help you succeed, be it at work, school, business, or wherever life takes you. We’ll be chatting with Khanyi, a PhD candidate in Quantum AI about how best we can prompt these powerful machines…
The conversation on AI continues. Tomorrow we discuss the power of combining minds and machines, that is….how human intelligence and artificial intelligence can work together to get the best possible results. At the heart of this powerful combination is prompt engineering,…
