Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been hailed as both a source of innovation and an emerging challenge for youth employability.

Simba AI chairman Mark Matunga said AI was reshaping industries across the globe, bringing with it both exciting opportunities and challenging disruptions.

Matunga noted that AI was revolutionizing various sectors, thereby creating opportunities for young people to get involved in exciting new fields.

He indicated that with AI-driven advancements in data analysis, machine learning and automation, new job categories that were virtually non-existent a decade ago and require specialized skills that include roles such as data analysts, machine learning engineers and AI specialists were being created.