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Priya Sodi, Craft Silicon Chief Executive Officer hands over a gift to Joseph Mugume, Ebo Sacco Chief Executive Officer during the 2025 Sacco Summit. [Courtesy]
Kenyan tech firm Craft Silicon is now seeking to revolutionise local banking with a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.
The made-in-Kenya ‘Small Talk’ innovation, a direct competitor to global giants like ChatGPT, Elon Musk's Grok, and Meta's Llama, is uniquely designed to integrate with banking core systems and engage users through voice commands in both English and local languages.
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