INEC Removes AI-Generated Photos From Voters’ Register, Flags Staff in About 10 States

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed AI-generated photographs from Nigeria’s voters’ register and identified staff in about 10 states for possible disciplinary action over their involvement.

INEC National Commissioner Mohammed Kudu Haruna disclosed the removals on Wednesday at a webinar on artificial intelligence and election misinformation organised by the PUNCH Media Foundation.

Haruna, who chairs INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, said the commission had identified staff linked to the uploads and was addressing those cases.

He said it was harder to prevent members of the public from altering their own photographs before submitting them.

Haruna did not say how many photographs INEC removed or name the states involved. He said the commission was also finalising a policy on how it would use artificial intelligence and would share it with the media once it was ready.