Ahmore Burger-Smidt
Ahmore Burger-Smidt is a legal professional specialising in artificial intelligence governance and risk management within the South African legal sector. She is associated with Werksmans, a prominent South African law firm, where she advises on the regulatory and compliance dimensions of AI deployment. Her work focuses on helping organisations navigate the evolving landscape of AI regulation, drawing on frameworks developed by international bodies such as the OECD, NIST, IEEE, ISO and the G7. Burger-Smidt's expertise encompasses the intersection of technology law, corporate governance and emerging digital policy, particularly as jurisdictions including the European Union advance comprehensive AI legislation. She contributes to discourse on how businesses can implement responsible AI practices while managing legal and operational risks. Her commentary and guidance are sought in the context of major technology developments, including those announced by industry leaders such as Microsoft and its chief executive Satya Nadella. Burger-Smidt represents a growing cohort of African legal practitioners addressing the governance challenges posed by artificial intelligence and other frontier technologies. Her work is relevant to companies operating across sectors that are integrating AI into their operations and seeking to align with international standards and best practices.
Ahmore Burger-Smidt Updates
South Africa: Merger notification thresholds and filing fees increase from 1 May 2026
12th May 2026 South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has, in a notice, published revised merger notification thresholds and filing fees under... →
Do not call me I’ll call you …… South Africa’s 2026 CPA Amendment Regulations: operationalising the national opt‑out regime for direct marketing and shifting day‑to‑day anti‑spam responsibility to the National Consumer Commission
20th April 2026 The Consumer Protection Act Amendment Regulations, 2026 deliver the long‑awaited operational framework for South Africa’s statutory opt‑out regime... →
The AI Governance Stack and South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy: An Operational Gap in Search of a Framework
15th April 2026 I am presently reading Noah M Kenney’s Governing Intelligence: Law, Privacy, Security, and Compliance, and it has given me genuine cause to... →
Speak now or forever hold your peace. The draft AI policy has been published and parties have 60 days to comment
13th April 2026 On 10 April 2026, South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies published its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy... →
South Africa’s Digital Markets Regime Has Arrived and it Lives Inside Competition Law
31st March 2026 The debate about whether South Africa should regulate digital platforms is over. The Competition Commission has moved decisively from theory to... →
Global AI Governance Frameworks in a Diverging World
31st March 2026 Artificial intelligence governance has moved from theory to the board agenda. Organisations building or deploying AI across borders now face a mix... →
CCTV Footage: What the Information Regulator’s Draft Code Means for Surveillance Governance
31st March 2026 We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.... →
Part 2: The “One-Shot” Pre-Merger Consultation in South Africa. Preparation, Risk, and the Question no-one is asking
26th March 2026 Confidentiality and gun-jumping – the tension at the heart of the process The one-shot design of the pre-merger consultation process creates an... →
Part 1: The “One-Shot” Pre-Merger Consultation in South Africa. What it means for your Deal
24th March 2026 A new procedural reality On 13 February 2026, the Competition Commission published its final pre-merger filing consultation guidelines. The... →
Publicly available information and your privacy: How South African law really works
29th January 2026 Publicly available does not mean unprotected. Under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA“), most personal... →
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