A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The proliferation of AI inventions globally and in particular, Africa and Nigeria without corresponding legal and governance framework to guide its operation is a cause that needs urgent attention than any part of this global innovation. AI governance and legal frameworks when designed are to help strike a balance between the benefits of these inventions and manage the risks occasioned by their operation. Significantly, these frameworks will import and draw in to consideration the various ethical and legal dilemmas associated with the use of AI. It will also forge such principles of justice like equity, and fairness into the practicable AI operation so it will meet the need of the common good. In this research, the researchers observed that it is expected that these frameworks will define such issues like jurisdiction of operation, provide reference point to questions bordering on rights and liabilities arising from AI operations and give a proper perspective to different areas of AI applications as well as provide for a cultural sensitive AI products and services peculiar to Africa. This research, through doctrinal method explored the challenges of AI, and the need for a formidable AI governance Frameworks in Nigeria after looking at AI governance Models adopted by other countries/regions. By way of recommendation, AI governance framework must encourage local content and production of AI systems. This will reduce risks of biases in AI and place Africa with her contemporaries.