Senegal’s Abdoulaye Sakho warns about AI-generated misinformation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegalese law professor Abdoulaye Sakho warned against false quotations, invented facts and misleading images produced by artificial intelligence in the media. During an inaugural lecture in Dakar on 13 October, he called for editorial safeguards and cited a 2025 study showing problems in 45% of AI assistant responses about current affairs, Dakaractu reports.
Law professor Abdoulaye Sakho warned media professionals about false information generated by artificial intelligence, including fictitious remarks attributed to people, invented facts and misleading images. He delivered his inaugural lecture on 13 October at the Maison de la Presse in Dakar, according to Senego.
His speech focused on the challenges AI poses to media regulation and self-regulation, particularly responsibility when information is produced with the help of a machine. It took place as the Council for the Observation of Ethics and Professional Standards in the Media (CORED) was setting up its Peer Tribunal for the 2026–2029 term. An Equatorial Guinean journalist also discussed AI in newsrooms.
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