Toward an African Agenda for AI Safety
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| author | Segun, Samuel T. Adams, Rachel Florido, Ana Timcke, Scott Shock, Jonathan Junck, Leah Adeleke, Fola Grossman, Nicolas Alayande, Ayantola Kponyo, Jerry John Smith, Matthew Fosu, Dickson Marfo Tetteh, Prince Dawson Arthur, Juliet Kasaon, Stephanie Ayodele, Odilile Badolo, Laetitia Plantinga, Paul Gastrow, Michael Adan, Sumaya Nur Wiaterek, Joanna Abungu, Cecil Apeagyei, Kojo Eder, Luise Bissyande, Tegawende |
| author_facet | Segun, Samuel T. Adams, Rachel Florido, Ana Timcke, Scott Shock, Jonathan Junck, Leah Adeleke, Fola Grossman, Nicolas Alayande, Ayantola Kponyo, Jerry John Smith, Matthew Fosu, Dickson Marfo Tetteh, Prince Dawson Arthur, Juliet Kasaon, Stephanie Ayodele, Odilile Badolo, Laetitia Plantinga, Paul Gastrow, Michael Adan, Sumaya Nur Wiaterek, Joanna Abungu, Cecil Apeagyei, Kojo Eder, Luise Bissyande, Tegawende |
| contents | This paper maps Africa's distinctive AI risk profile, from deepfake fuelled electoral interference and data colonial dependency to compute scarcity, labour disruption and disproportionate exposure to climate driven environmental costs. While major benefits are promised to accrue, the availability, development and adoption of AI also mean that African people and countries face particular AI safety risks, from large scale labour market disruptions to the nefarious use of AI to manipulate public opinion. To date, African perspectives have not been meaningfully integrated into global debates and processes regarding AI safety, leaving African stakeholders with limited influence over the emerging global AI safety governance agenda. While there are Computer Incident Response Teams on the continent, none hosts a dedicated AI Safety Institute or office. We propose a five-point action plan centred on (i) a policy approach that foregrounds the protection of the human rights of those most vulnerable to experiencing the harmful socio-economic effects of AI; (ii) the establishment of an African AI Safety Institute; (iii) promote public AI literacy and awareness; (iv) development of early warning system with inclusive benchmark suites for 25+ African languages; and (v) an annual AU-level AI Safety & Security Forum. |
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| spellingShingle | Toward an African Agenda for AI Safety Segun, Samuel T. Adams, Rachel Florido, Ana Timcke, Scott Shock, Jonathan Junck, Leah Adeleke, Fola Grossman, Nicolas Alayande, Ayantola Kponyo, Jerry John Smith, Matthew Fosu, Dickson Marfo Tetteh, Prince Dawson Arthur, Juliet Kasaon, Stephanie Ayodele, Odilile Badolo, Laetitia Plantinga, Paul Gastrow, Michael Adan, Sumaya Nur Wiaterek, Joanna Abungu, Cecil Apeagyei, Kojo Eder, Luise Bissyande, Tegawende Computers and Society Artificial Intelligence This paper maps Africa's distinctive AI risk profile, from deepfake fuelled electoral interference and data colonial dependency to compute scarcity, labour disruption and disproportionate exposure to climate driven environmental costs. While major benefits are promised to accrue, the availability, development and adoption of AI also mean that African people and countries face particular AI safety risks, from large scale labour market disruptions to the nefarious use of AI to manipulate public opinion. To date, African perspectives have not been meaningfully integrated into global debates and processes regarding AI safety, leaving African stakeholders with limited influence over the emerging global AI safety governance agenda. While there are Computer Incident Response Teams on the continent, none hosts a dedicated AI Safety Institute or office. We propose a five-point action plan centred on (i) a policy approach that foregrounds the protection of the human rights of those most vulnerable to experiencing the harmful socio-economic effects of AI; (ii) the establishment of an African AI Safety Institute; (iii) promote public AI literacy and awareness; (iv) development of early warning system with inclusive benchmark suites for 25+ African languages; and (v) an annual AU-level AI Safety & Security Forum. |
| title | Toward an African Agenda for AI Safety |
| topic | Computers and Society Artificial Intelligence |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13179 |