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Originally published by Citizen DigitalMarch 13, 2026
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Supreme Court Judge Lenaola warns AI, deepfakes could undermine elections
Justice Lenaola said the age of misinformation, disinformation and fake news has raised serious questions about the place of truth and accuracy in modern society.He not.....
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Kenyan Supreme Court Judge Justice Isaac Lenaola has warned that emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes pose a significant threat to democratic processes and elections.
- Justice Lenaola is part of a group of African judges examining AI's impact on continental elections.
- He highlighted the danger of deepfakes being used to manipulate voters into abstaining from elections, citing a hypothetical scenario of false violence warnings.
- The judge urged law students and legal professionals to consider how courts would handle such technologically-driven disinformation cases.
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