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Malatsi withdraws SA’s draft national AI policy | SA News

Solly Malatsi, communications and digital technologies minister.

Solly Malatsi, communications and digital technologies minister.

Communications minister Solly Malatsi has decided to withdraw South Africa’s draft National () , citing integrity as the reason behind the move.

This, after a News24 report at the weekend uncovered fake and made-up research used to draft the country’s AI framework. The news outlet stated that several of the academic journals cited in the policy document “are completely fictitious”.

In a brief statement issued today, Malatsi says internal questions were initiated following the news report’s revelations, which subsequently confirmed various  fictitious sources in its reference list.

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