2027 elections: AI not enemy of democracy in Nigeria – INEC Chairman, Amupitan

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan on Monday declared that Artificial Intelligence, AI, is just not an enemy of democracy.

Amupitan defined that AI equipment has been used globally within the means of election administration and in duplicating voters registration.

He disclosed this whereas talking at The Beyond The Ballot Summit in Abuja.

According to Amupitan: “Artificial Intelligence, AI, is not an enemy of democracy.

‘Within election management bodies worldwide, machinery process assists in duplicating large voters registries, refining logistics, planning, streamlining data analysis, and improving administrative efficiency.

“However, the rabid democratization of generative AI fashions has dramatically lowered the barrier to entry for malicious actors, capacities, capabilities that need to require speedy stage intelligence sources reminiscent of excessive voice cloning of public figures, hyper reasonable synthesis of election officers making false bulletins at the moment are assessable at negligible value. These instruments goal particular vulnerabilities with distinct timelines.”