The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed artificial intelligence-generated photographs uploaded to the national voters’ register and flagged officials involved in the practice across 10 states for disciplinary action.
INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this during a webinar titled ‘AI, Misinformation and Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Safeguarding the Truth, Protecting the Vote’, organised by the PUNCH Media Foundation on Wednesday.
Haruna, who is also the Chairman of INEC Information and Voter Education Committee, described the development as a major challenge.
He also noted that the commission faced limitations in preventing individuals from enhancing their photographs before uploading them to the voters’ register.
Haruna, however, said the commission had identified cases involving its own officials and was taking steps to address the violations.
“We have already seen one of the challenges, which is that a lot of AI-generated photographs were posted onto the voters’ register, which, as we have said, we have had to take down,” he said.
Haruna explained that while it might be difficult to prevent members of the public from manipulating their photographs before uploading them, the commission had greater control over cases involving its personnel.
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