IPI Nigeria to look at AI’s menace to media integrity at 2026 convention

The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria will study the rising menace Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to media integrity and discover how newsrooms can use AI-powered verification instruments to detect and counter misinformation at its 2026 convention and Annual General Meeting (AGM).

A press release collectively signed by the organisation’s deputy president, Fidelis Mbah, and secretary, Ahmed Shekarau, Tuesday mentioned the two-day convention, themed: “Truth Under Pressure: Journalism, AI and Information Integrity,” can be held on December 2 and three, 2026, on the Bolton White Hotel, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja.

The convention will study rising challenges confronting the Nigerian media business, significantly the affect of AI on journalism, data integrity, disinformation, press freedom and journalists’ security.

It can even present a platform for deliberations on vital nationwide and business points, with a view to advancing the reason for free, unbiased and accountable journalism.

A key focus of the gathering, the assertion added, can be strengthening collaboration between the media and safety businesses.

The occasion is anticipated to draw policymakers, subject-matter consultants, media executives, journalists and media freedom advocates.

Participants will study how AI-generated deepfakes and different types of artificial media threaten public belief in journalism, significantly as Nigeria approaches the 2027 basic elections.

Speaking forward of the convention, IPI Nigeria President Musikilu Mojeed mentioned the gathering would additionally discover how journalists may use AI-powered instruments and clear verification processes to safeguard the accuracy and integrity of data of their reporting.

Mr Mojeed mentioned the convention would additional present a chance to evaluate the state of media freedom and journalists’ security in Nigeria, focus on coverage and authorized reforms wanted to strengthen unbiased journalism, and foster constructive engagement between the media and authorities on transparency and accountability.