The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced plans to deploy Artificial Intelligence in its preparations for the 2027 general election.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking at the commission’s world press conference and national stakeholders’ forum on its preparations for the upcoming election.
Amupitan said the commission had created a dedicated AI division within its Information and Communication Technology department as part of efforts to incorporate the technology into its electoral processes.
He explained that AI-powered auditing tools were also being integrated into the process of verifying election results.
“Artificial intelligence governance, the commission has established a dedicated artificial intelligence division with the ICT department.
“Automated AI auditing tools are being integrated into our results verification process under a five-pillar AI governance framework operating under the masonry human governance oversight and AI framework policy is being finalised by the commission,” he said.
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The INEC chairman said the establishment of the AI division formed part of the commission’s broader preparations for the 2027 election.
The commission is also working on an AI governance policy to guide the application and oversight of the technology as it develops its systems ahead of the general election.
The planned integration of AI into results verification is expected to form part of INEC’s efforts to strengthen its electoral processes ahead of the 2027 polls.