AI Hallucinations Put South African Ministers on the Spot
Preparations for a Democratic Alliance rally at the Willowmoore stadium in Benoni, South Africa.
Photographer: Leon Sadiki/BloombergSouth Africa’s Democratic Alliance party has extolled the need to adopt modern technology to boost government efficiency since joining the ruling coalition as the second-biggest party in 2024.
That enthusiasm, while well placed given the moribund nature of many South African state departments, has now come back to bite it.