AI will not determine 2027 election outcome – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that artificial intelligence (AI) will not determine the outcome of the 2027 general elections.
It stressed that critical electoral decisions would remain under human control.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, gave the assurance on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Forum 2026 in Abuja.
According to the commission’s Wednesday bulletin, the forum was organised in collaboration with Yiaga Africa to discuss the impact of AI on elections and democracy.
Amupitan said voter accreditation, result collation and decisions on candidates’ qualifications ...