South Africa Pulls AI Policy After Chatbot-Invented Citations
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- Category: Technology
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 13:24 UTC
- Sources: The Register AI/ML, FT Technology
South Africa has withdrawn its draft national AI policy after discovering that it contained citations invented by a chatbot. The government cited concerns about the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated information.
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