The US State Department says its use of a map that incorrectly labelled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was "an unfortunate error".

A U.S. State Department presentation at a major global health conference has sparked criticism after an AI-generated map of Africa wrongly labelled every country on the continent.

The United States Department of State has admitted responsibility after an inaccurate map of Africa, apparently generated with artificial intelligence, was displayed during an…