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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nambale, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Mulanya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak on this Motion. As my colleagues have said, it is very important that we get a proper regulatory framework to control the use of AI in this country. We know that society is moving very fast. Each day, children are born in society, and their minds are racing ahead of that of their parents, courtesy of Information Technology (IT) that is being availed. Today, you buy a new phone, and there is new technology that is being advanced daily. Sadly, the Government is not moving at the same pace within this particular space. Currently, AI is being used by most doctors in prescribing medicine, which is dangerous. AI is also being used in education by teachers who are preparing learning lessons to teach in schools. Additionally, it is being used even in the legal fraternity. The other day I had a complaint from a judge that young advocates are now using AI to prepare submissions to forward in court. They are quoting non-existing laws and non- existing judicial precedence that we rely on in our courts. This can easily mislead a court to arrive at a wrong decision. We rely heavily on previously decided cases in our legal circles so that we have a sequence. We do not want to have contradictions. A judge presiding over a case may be misled easily when someone comes in to use AI to prepare submissions and quote non- existing cases. We also have architects using AI to draw houses. It is becoming very dangerous. As said, lack of a regulatory framework has led to all these things happening in our society. It is very important that we formulate a regulatory framework and ethical guidelines to implement AI in the country to control its potential misuse. We have had cases of fake news appearing in our social media. Young intelligent people come up with screaming newspaper headlines with fake news. All this information is distorting society. It is a potential risk to conflicts. I support the Motion. It is extremely timely. I support Hon. Marianne Kitany. I thank her for bringing it up."
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