Withdrawal of Draft AI Policy: Lessons and Way Forward

Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi withdrew the country's Draft National AI Policy after it was found to contain 'various fictitious sources'. An Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert has cautioned that South Africa’s withdrawal of its draft AI policy should be seen less as a damaging blunder and more as a pivotal lesson in governance. GUEST: Professor Rendani Mbuvha, AI expert and associate Professor at the Wits University School of Statistics and Actuarial Science