Sudáfrica retira el borrador de política de IA por referencias ficticias

El gobierno de Sudáfrica ha retirado su Borrador de Política Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial tras revelarse la existencia de fuentes ficticias en su lista de referencias. El Ministro de Comunicaciones, Solly Malatsi, declaró que el problema compromete la integridad del documento. La política había sido publicada para recibir comentarios del público.

El Departamento de Comunicaciones y Tecnologías Digitales anunció la retirada tras investigaciones internas sobre las referencias del borrador. El ministro Solly Malatsi publicó en X el 26 de abril de 2026: "Tras las revelaciones de que el Borrador de Política Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial publicado para consulta pública contiene varias fuentes ficticias en su lista de referencias, iniciamos preguntas internas…"

Malatsi enfatizó que el fallo va más allá de un descuido técnico, afirmando que ha comprometido la integridad del documento. SABC News informó sobre el suceso bajo el titular "Retirado el borrador de política de IA de Sudáfrica tras quedar expuestas referencias ficticias".

Un debate en la SABC contó con la participación de Steven Fidley y la Dra. Lavina Ramkissoon, quienes analizaron el borrador de política de IA. El incidente pone de relieve las preocupaciones sobre la preparación de documentos políticos clave en Sudáfrica.

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