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xAI’s Grok Faces Backlash Over Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Edits

Yesterday at 13:13 PM, via iAfrica

The artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by xAI and integrated into the social media platform X, is facing mounting scrutiny after users exploited its image-editing features to create sexualized versions of women’s photos without consent. The incidents have sparked renewed concerns about online harassment, digital abuse and the adequacy of safety controls in generative AI […]

Africa Seeks Capital for Digital Networks to Power AI-Ready Energy Systems

Yesterday at 13:10 PM, via iAfrica

Africa’s transition to a more modern energy system is being accompanied by a push to build the digital infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence and advanced grid management, industry leaders say. At the 2026 edition of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, a strategic panel titled “Investing in Digital Infrastructure” will explore the […]

AI’s Promise in African Classrooms Hampered by Digital Divide, Analysis Warns

Yesterday at 13:07 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence holds promise for transforming education in Africa, but a widening digital divide threatens to turn the technology into another source of inequality rather than a tool for inclusion, a News24 analysis said. A recent study cited in the analysis found that while many students are optimistic about AI’s potential to personalise learning and […]

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