"At least six of the document's 67 academic citations did not exist. The journals were real. The articles were not. The authors credited with foundational research on AI governance had never written the papers attributed to them."
"Editors at the South African Journal of Philosophy, AI & Society, and the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy independently confirmed to News24 that the cited articles had never been published in their pages."
"The most plausible explanation, according to Communications Minister Solly Malatsi, is that the drafters used a generative AI tool and published the output without verifying a single reference."
South Africa's Communications Minister Solly Malatsi withdrew the national AI policy after discovering that six of its 67 academic citations were fabricated by AI. The policy, which proposed various governance structures for AI, had been approved by Cabinet and published for public comment. Malatsi labeled the situation an 'unacceptable lapse' and indicated that there would be consequences. The incident raises concerns about the country's ability to effectively regulate AI technology and leaves it without a governance framework.
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