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MyJoyOnline op-ed warns of AI risks to security

By , based on MyJoyOnline

MyJoyOnline op-ed warns of AI risks to securityIllustrative image · Rahul Pandit · Pexels · Licence Pexels

A MyJoyOnline op-ed examines artificial intelligence's effects on national security, from medical diagnosis to warfare, as well as disinformation and cyberattacks targeting financial institutions. It calls on countries in the Global South to take the technology seriously.

In an op-ed published by MyJoyOnline, the Ghanaian media outlet calls on Ghana and countries in the Global South to treat artificial intelligence as a national security issue, as criminals use it for cyberattacks, fraud and disinformation.

The op-ed cites Asian financial institutions hacked using AI software and automated attacks carried out around the world, as well as cryptocurrency market fraud cases following the infection of an employee's computer. In Ghana, nationals have been arrested for using AI to create fake images for online fraud and romance scams.

The author argues that the country's security architecture must incorporate this tool to anticipate crimes and identify their perpetrators, and that Africa must invest in artificial intelligence. The op-ed was published three days after the UN warning about the rise of AI-powered cybercrime, published on 7 November.

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