South Africa Withdraws AI Policy Over Fake AI-Generated Sources
South Africa has withdrawn its national AI policy draft due to fictitious AI-generated sources in its reference list. The policy aimed to establish new institutions and create incentives for private-sector collaboration.
South Africa has withdrawn its national AI policy draft after it was found to contain fictitious sources in its reference list, which appeared to be AI-generated. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi stated that AI-generated citations were included without proper verification. The draft policy outlined plans to establish a National AI Commission, an AI Ethics Board, and an AI Regulatory Authority, and to create incentives such as tax breaks, grants, and subsidies. Over a third of the policy published for comment contained fake source material. Malatsi said there would be consequences for those responsible for drafting the policy, but did not say when a new one would be released.
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