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to advancements in technology, including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The appointment process for the regulatory authority should be subject to parliamentary

perceptions on what AI entails. In Bulawayo most participants believed AI meant doom and job replacements. In Harare the general view was on how AI was affecting the

production ethos by commissioning a State of AI Research in Southern Africa and working towards the Model Regulatory Framework on AI in Southern Africa, to be launched in

agency had a questionable multi-million dollar contract with Vlatacom are awash with AI-generated images depicting political party candidates as caricatures. While this may

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field quantitative and qualitative studies. For example, what is the impact of AI-enhanced technologies, how are these technologies designed in theory and practice,

Intelligence (AI) policy, 57% of the respondents indicated they use AI in different ways. Mwebantu News and Mufumbwe Community Radio said that they deployed AI to analyse

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and freedom of expression are also essential to consider. While the introduction of AI-driven tools can create new opportunities for users to exercise their freedom of expression

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Bar Association of Mozambique, supported by IBIS through the Access to Information (AI) programme, as part of the Actions for Inclusive and Responsible Govern- ance

views, including journalists, human rights defenders have taken place throughout the year” (AI, 2016). The same report shows that in Mozambique “security forces and members and

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estado república, ordem pública e o direito dos indivíduos a privacidade e por aí em diante. De um ponto de vista histórico, o Governo do Botswana tem

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