Watch: A Walking Meeting With…Johan FourieAdapting to technologies like AI requires lessons from history. Watch Prof. Johan Fourie, Chair of Economics, History and Policy at Stellenbosch University, share insights from past technological revolutions.VIDEO BY: Old Mutual Corporate | DATE 14 FEBRUARY 2025 | WATCH TIME: 2 MIN

Although the technologies may be vastly different, businesses today face the same challenges with AI adoption that firms in the past faced with innovations like electricity.

In this short video, Johan Fourie explains why companies initially struggled to adopt new technologies, how they eventually overcame these barriers, and the type of companies that are better positioned to make AI a tool for productivity and progress in their businesses.

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