Inq. Group, an information communication technology (ICT) firm, says it is important for the government to regulate the artificial intelligence (AI) sector in Nigeria as the adoption of the technology continues to spread across Africa.
While NITDA, Nigeria’s ICT sector regulator, has established guidelines for data protection and management, the agency is yet to provide any regulatory framework specifically for AI use in the country.
“As Inq. we work with governments where we are because we believe that it’s important to regulate the AI sector for a number of reasons. One, is to avoid bias. To avoid discrimination, but also to make sure that AI is used for ethical and good reasons,” he said. “Let me give you an example. If you are a DisCo, you provide electricity to a specific area and you want to understand electricity consumption; we can provide analytics of consumption of electricity by specific areas on a real-time basis by plugging artificial intelligence in your sub-grid or in your grid,” he said.
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