It trains the system to learn patterns, relationships and structures within the data, with training data then serving as the basis for the model to generate new and meaningful outputs. "In short, there is no generative AI without data – it's all about the data, but it has to be the right data." Expanding your data horizons to AI and beyond is the theme for this year's free-to-attend QlikWorld Tour Johannesburg event where experts from Qlik and its recent acquisition, Talend, will talk about what's next in data, analytics and AI. In addition, local Qlik customers, including South African financial services group Sanlam, will address business transformation and their data strategies. What's next is now Says Yemisci: "Incorporating AI capabilities in data analytics is the way to achieve deeper insights in real time. Integrating AI into systems we already use demonstrates the human embrace of AI by blending it with familiar tools, allowing us to overcome a fear of the unknown.