South Africa, Jan. 19 -- We live in a time where the full archive of human knowledge, creativity, and innovation is instantly accessible. Every breakthrough, every lesson, even every misstep, is available, all the time. The question is no longer what technology can do. It's whether we design it to replace us, or to amplify us.

This is why the next era of technological leadership will not be defined by automation alone, but by augmentation - systems intentionally designed to amplify human capability rather than replace it.

The last decade focused heavily on efficiency. Automating tasks, optimising processes, removing the human bottleneck. And that logic made perfect sense - until it didn't.

As AI and intelligent systems mature, it's bec...