An official in South Africa withdrew a draft of the country's national AI policy, [1]reports a local newspaper , "after it was found the draft policy was compiled using AI, which cited academic articles that were 'fictitious'."

> Earlier this month, minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced cabinet had approved the draft policy for public comment. [Ntshavheni] said the policy seeks to strengthen government's ability to regulate and adopt AI responsibly, while fostering innovation, job creation, and skills access.

The article includes this quotes from the country's minister of communications/digital technologies department. "This unacceptable lapse proves why vigilant human oversight over the use of artificial intelligence is critical."

Thanks to Slashdot reader [2]Tokolosh for sharing the article.



[1] https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-27-minister-malatsi-withdraws-draft-ai-policy/

[2] https://www.slashdot.org/~Tokolosh