The Algorithmic Watch THE Supreme Court of Zimbabwe’s rejection of AI-generated submissions by seasoned lawyer Professor Welshman Ncube may have set a legal precedent, signalling that while artificial intelligence can aid legal work, it cannot replace human accountability, accuracy, and ethical responsibility in court proceedings. On July 5, Ncube issued an apology to the Supreme…
The Algorithmic Watch THE cyberattack that has hit email giant Gmail, compromising as many as 183 million accounts and exposing both usernames and associated passwords, underscores the importance of constant digital security checks online. The leaked data, now circulating online, includes not only the email addresses themselves but also the passwords believed to be linked…
ZIMBABWE’S scholarly works in artificial intelligence (AI) have grown steadily over the past eight years, marking a significant rise in local participation in the global research ecosystem. Data compiled by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) show that Zimbabwe’s AI-related academic publications increased from just two in 2015 to 26 in 2023. The…
BY NATHAN GUMA THE African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) says artificial intelligence (AI) could play a defining role in transforming how African governments manage public resources, enhance accountability and strengthen forecasting capacity within public finance systems. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch second cohort of the Leadership Excellence in Africa’s Public Sector (LEAPS) Programme…
The Algorithmic Watch IT is one of the most chilling images of the Holocaust: a bespectacled Nazi soldier aims a pistol at the head of a kneeling man before a pit filled with corpses, surrounded by German troops. Long known, mistakenly, as The Last Jew in Vinnitsa, the photograph has for decades been shrouded in…
The Algorithmic Watch TECHPRENEUR billionaire and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk has announced that his AI company, xAI, is developing new features for Grok to detect deepfake videos and trace their origins online. A deepfake is AI-generated media that realistically alters or fabricates a person’s voice or image, often used to deceive or…
Digital transformation is advancing rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, as noted in the Regional Human Development Report 2025, Under Pressure: Recalibrating the Future of Development, prepared by the United Nations Development Programme. Social media, algorithms and artificial intelligence have become an integral part of everyday life. At the same time, these technologies have…
New data on Zimbabwe has shown a considerable increase in mobile subscriptions over the past years, starting flatly at zero and significantly increasing after 1998. This was also the same period that telecommunication company Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, was founded. Trends have shown a significant increase since then, with more people now subscribed to a cellular…
WHILE Zimbabwe has seen an increase in the number of people using the internet in Zimbabwe since the 1997, the percentage population subscribed has still remained below the 50% mark, new data has shown. Internet users are individuals who have used the internet, which can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant,…
ZIMBABWE is still trailing behind in the technological race to benefit from artificial intelligence, falling slightly below the regional and international average readiness scores on the Oxford Insights 2024 Government AI Readiness Index. The country scored 32.59 in 2024, against a regional average of 32.70 for Sub-Saharan Africa, while the global average score for AI…
