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Nigeria: INEC, Others Seek Safeguards Against Ai Threats to 2027 Elections

Published by AllAfrica 20 October 2026 at 20:21
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Nigeria: INEC, Others Seek Safeguards Against Ai Threats to 2027 Elections
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[Premium Times] Participants at a three-day artificial intelligence and democracy forum warned that deepfakes, cloned voices and coordinated disinformation could undermine Nigeria's 2027 general elections, urging stronger safeguards and human oversight in the use of AI.

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