Big Tech companies, including Meta, Google and Microsoft, have promised to support Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, to tackle false information and AI-generated manipulations during the 2027 general elections.
Speaking at different fora in recent weeks, the companies said they are working with INEC and other stakeholders to promote reliable electoral information and address the risks posed by AI-generated images, videos and other misleading content.
Nigeria’s 2027 election is scheduled to begin on 16 January 2027 with the presidential and National Assembly elections, while the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections are on 6 February 2027.
The electoral commission has expressed concern over the rise of AI-generated contents, particularly during the elections, but maintained that AI won’t determine the outcome of the elections.
Microsoft said their generative AI tools from creating unrealistic images of political candidates ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election.
Speaking at the AI and Democracy Forum (AIDF) in Abuja, Microsoft’s Senior Director of Global Elections, Dave Liechtman, said the company would load INEC’s final list of candidates into its system to prevent generative AI from creating unrealistic images of the candidates.
Mr Liechtman said the initiative was part of the companies’ commitment to preventing the unauthorised use of candidates’ likenesses on their platforms.
“I offered to INEC at their offices this week that, – I think...
Big Tech companies, including Meta, Google and Microsoft, have promised to support Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, to tackle false information and AI-generated manipulations during the 2027 ...