{"id":56508,"date":"2024-02-19T18:58:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/?p=56508"},"modified":"2024-02-19T18:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T18:52:56","slug":"telenor-executive-outlines-the-drawbacks-in-ai-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/telenor-executive-outlines-the-drawbacks-in-ai-potential","title":{"rendered":"Telenor executive outlines the drawbacks in AI Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke used the company\u2019s Q4 earnings statement to sound a warning about risks associated with increased use of AI, arguing investment in appropriate security measures are equally important to counter new and emerging threats.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Brekke noted digitalisation reached new heights in 2023, with services including water supply, payment solutions, emergency and healthcare all to a large extent becoming digital.<\/p>\n<p>However, this ultimately leads to greater vulnerability, \u201cwhich is why investments in digital security are just as important as investment in artificial intelligence\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the Norwegian operator claims it stopped around 300 million attempts at digital crime against customers in Q4 alone, an increase of around 30 per cent compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>With AI on the rise, criminal groups have gained access to new toolbox and it was crucial for individuals and businesses to adapt to a new era of threats, insisted Brekke.<\/p>\n<p>On to the numbers, Brekke hailed a strong quarter, with revenue up to $2 billion from about $1.8 billion year-on-year, with service revenue increasing 7 per cent to a little over $1.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Telenor Nordics and Telenor Asia delivered 4 per cent and 7 percent service revenue growth respectively, with Brekke pointing to a strong mobile network performance and gains in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>However, the company reported a net loss of $697.2 million, with the figure mainly impacted by an impairment flagged earlier this week from its investment in Thailand\u2019s True Corp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke used the company\u2019s Q4 earnings statement to sound a warning about risks associated with increased use of AI, arguing investment in appropriate security measures are equally important to counter new and emerging threats. 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