AI cannot replace human responsibility and the lessons from South Africa’s AI policy reversal - Businessday NG

AI cannot replace human responsibility and the lessons from South Africa’s AI policy reversal - Businessday NG

South Africa withdrew its national AI policy framework after discovering AI-generated fabricated citations in the document, routing it to an independent expert panel for reassessment. Generative AI fluency ≠ factual accuracy: any organization using AI in governance, compliance, or policy drafting must enforce rigorous human verification before publication — the reputational and legal exposure is real.