CJID steps up AI fight with new tools to combat election misinformation

In response, he said CJID has established its Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Information Integrity Centre to strengthen journalists' capacity to investigate and verify digital content.

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has intensified efforts to combat artificial intelligence-driven misinformation, warning that emerging technologies are making false information more sophisticated and easier to spread across Africa.

Mr Akintunde noted that generative artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to produce misinformation at scale, posing serious risks to elections, governance and public trust.