Should artificial intelligence, social media be regulated? FG, CSOs, others state position

  • Conversations about the shrinking civic space in Nigeria and the world have reached a fever pitch
  • Public affairs commentators, media practitioners and the federal government converged at Abuja to proffer veritable solutions
  • Conversations on the advent of Artificial Intelligence, social media and its abuse were treated as a focal point at the convergence

FCT, Abuja – An interface between the government, civil societies, the media and other relevant stakeholders about the shrinking civic space in Nigeria has led to a call to regulate social media and artificial intelligence (AI).

On Thursday, April 27, during a roundtable conversation in Abuja organised by Connected Development (CODE) in partnership with the National Orientation Agency (NOA), with support from the OXFAM, many stakeholders gave their two cents about the advent of AI technology and the increasing misuse of the social media.