Amupitan: Algorithms Will Not Decide 2027 Election, Nigerians Will.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.
Joash Amupitan, has said algorithms will not determine the outcome of the 2027 general election.
Amupitan made the remark at the AI and Democracy Forum 2026 in Abuja.
Addressing the question, “Will algorithms decide the 2027 vote?”, he said artificial intelligence (AI) would not replace the will of the electorate. “Let me, as the chair of INEC, answer it unequivocally: no! Algorithms will not and must never decide the 2027 votes,” he said. “Algorithms will not decide the votes because the choice of who leads Nigeria belongs exclusively to the Nigerian people.” Amupitan, however, said AI-driven geospatial analysis and predictive modelling could improve electoral logistics and help the commission meet its operational demands.
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