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    "id": 1588881,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1588881/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turkana County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Cecilia A. Ngitit",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this good Motion by my colleague, Hon. Kitany. Looking at its definition, AI is the technology that enables computers to perform functions that humans have been performing, including making decisions, the ability to see, understand and translate spoken and written language, and analyse data, among other functions. There are ethical concerns that come as a result of this. If we do not regulate that space, how safe are we in terms of our privacy, the safety of our data, security and the potential impact on human autonomy necessitating responsible governance and regulation? AI has both advantages and disadvantages. When regulating the use of AI, we need to focus on the disadvantages so that it gives us more benefits than harm. Currently, in Kenya, our young people are looking for jobs. If AI is fully embraced, our people will lose jobs, and those seeking employment will have no future of getting jobs. Therefore, there is a need for regulation to ensure that only some percentage of AI is being embraced, and not fully, to prevent our people from losing jobs. There is a security risk from cyberattacks. AI depends on the researched data. If we do not regulate the space, our data can be at risk. Before we embrace AI as a country, we need to have serious regulations to address ethical concerns like bias, discrimination, security risks and high development and implementation costs. This needs massive and serious investment in terms of infrastructure and research. It is not something we can rush into without serious regulations. There is also the risk of overreliance on AI by humans, which highlights the need for regulation. For example, if students are presented with questions in school and they immediately turn to AI for information and data, then it may undermine their ability to reason and expound on things that are meant to test their intelligence. They will become dependent on AI. Therefore, AI-generated information must be regulated to ensure that only a certain amount is accessible through the cyber systems, not everything. If we let everything to run in the AI perspective, we may have the advantages, but the disadvantages will be enormous. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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