South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies announced the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after confirming that its reference list contained various fictitious sources. This failure has compromised the integrity and credibility of the draft policy.
The most plausible explanation, according to the statement, is that AI-generated citations were included without proper verification. The Minister emphasized that this incident underscores the critical need for vigilant human oversight in the use of artificial intelligence. He also stated that consequence management would be applied to those responsible for drafting and quality assurance, and reassured the public that the matter is being treated with the gravity it deserves.
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