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Sprint projectMay 6, 2024

THE ROLE OF AI IN COMBATING POLITICAL DEEPFAKES IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES

Uzo Mkparu , Winnie Kungu Chialuka Prisca-mary Onuoha, , Kayode Adekoya · Team 1

Submitted to AI and Democracy Hackathon: Demonstrating the Risks. Sprint projects are early-stage work by participants, not Apart Research publications.

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  1. This project gives an overview of the role in AI combating political deep fakes in african democracies. Unfortunately, it does not have a demo or extrapolation of these risks and the submission does not use the hackathon template!

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@misc{mkparu2024role,
  title = {{THE ROLE OF AI IN COMBATING POLITICAL DEEPFAKES IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES}},
  author = {Uzo Mkparu and Winnie Kungu Chialuka Prisca-mary Onuoha and Kayode Adekoya},
  year = {2024},
  month = may,
  note = {Submitted to AI and Democracy Hackathon: Demonstrating the Risks, an Apart Research Sprint},
  howpublished = {\url{https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/the-role-of-ai-in-combating-political-deepfakes-in-african-democracies}},
  url = {https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/the-role-of-ai-in-combating-political-deepfakes-in-african-democracies}
}

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