Artificial Intelligence Exacerbates Sudan’s Civil War

AI-driven voice cloning technology is being utilized to impersonate Omar al-Bashir, the former leader of Sudan, adding confusion and disinformation in Sudan's civil war and exacerbating an already complex situation in the country. Stricter regulations and media literacy are needed to combat the spread of misinformation and mitigate the unintended consequences of such campaigns. For more on the AI advancement, VOA's Paul Ndiho, via Skype, spoke to Chukwemeka Monyei, a lawyer and cyber security expert in Abuja, Nigeria.