By Staff Reporter
GOVERNMENT says it is committed to advancing the ethical and strategic implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country.
ICT permanent secretary Beaullar Chirume said this during a validation workshop on AI Ethics Readiness Assessment Methodology held in the capital on Wednesday to map out Zimbabwe’s future in AI while addressing potential risks.
“We are in a digital era where AI applications such as Meta AI, DeepSeek and ChatGPT have taken our cyberspace by storm, exposing us to possible vulnerabilities online,” she said.
“We need to be prepared as a people. We need to be vigilant going forward.”
Chirume thanked Unesco for developing a framework for the moral advancement and application of AI.
“In order to guarantee accountability, responsibility, transparency and the requisite rules in a number of crucial policy areas, including gender, the environment and communication and information, the recommendation outlines the steps that member States must take,” she said.”
The government bureaucrat said Zimbabwe was conducting a readiness assessment regarding application and adaptability of AI.
“The instruments suggested in the recommendation, such as the Readiness Assessment Methodology, are among the crucial implementation pillars.”
