The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) in the conduct of the 2027 general election as part of measures to strengthen its electoral processes.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday at the commission’s world press conference and national stakeholders’ forum on preparations for the 2027 election.
Amupitan explained that the commission had created a dedicated AI division within its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department to oversee the integration of the technology into its operations.
“Artificial intelligence governance, the commission has established a dedicated artificial intelligence division with the ICT department.
“Automated AI auditing tools are being integrated into our results verification process under a five-pillar AI governance framework operating under the masonry human governance oversight and AI framework policy is being finalised by the commission,” he said.
