South Africa, March 12 -- If you're wondering what my job title has to do with it, the answer is, in fact, a whole lot. Years of crafting content and conversations has shown me how language can serve to either enforce or break gender (and other) stereotypes. So, if I am to make a real difference, or at least contribute meaningfully to this cause, a commitment to gender equality should not only come through in my writing, but also in the solutions we design and develop at Helm.

Finding ourselves at the forefront of the AI revolution in South Africa, our solutions are becoming increasingly reliant on AI technology, such as LLMs. However, advanced as they may be, these models have proven (quite embarrassingly, at times) that they are not im...