{
  "id": 17880234,
  "title": "2027: INEC chair justifies AI use, warns of disinformation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/2027-inec-chair-justifies-ai-use-warns-of-disinformation",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-inec-chair-justifies-ai-use-warns-of-disinformation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prof. Joash Amupitan, chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), defended the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in election management during a speech at 'The Beyond the Ballot Summit' in Abuja. Amupitan claimed that AI could enhance electoral administration through voter registration, logistics planning, data analysis, and managing large voter databases. However, he warned that the latest advances in generative AI had made it easier to create deceptive content that could undermine public confidence in elections.\n\nAmupitan emphasized that AI was not an enemy of democracy, stating, \"Artificial Intelligence is not an enemy of democracy.\" He also expressed concern over the increasing accessibility of generative AI tools, which could be exploited to manipulate voters and spread disinformation during elections. The rapid democratisation of generative AI models has lowered the barrier to entry for malicious actors, making it possible to create highly realistic audio recordings of public figures and false announcements from election officials that could easily spread false information. Amupitan urged the need to balance technological innovation with safeguards to protect electoral integrity in the face of potential misuse of these tools.",
  "summary": "INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan has defended the use of artificial intelligence for the 2027 polls, citing efficiency gains while warning of disinformat Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-chair-justifies-ai-use-warns-of-disinformation/",
  "key_points": [
    "Prof. Joash Amupitan defends AI use in election management.",
    "AI can improve voter registration, logistics, and data analysis.",
    "Generative AI poses disinformation risk, warns Amupitan."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Embracing automation for logistics and data management forces electoral officials to simultaneously build new defenses against the sophisticated disinformation campaigns made possible by more accessible generative tools.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}