Six Francophone West African Countries Adopt Shared AI Governance Framework

Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Senegal have adopted a shared set of guidelines to promote ethical, inclusive and responsible artificial intelligence — a framework their backers say is designed to give Francophone African countries a common reference point as they build out national AI policies. Advocacy organization Niyel led the initiative, which it announced on July 6 on the sidelines of the United Nations’ inaugural Global AI Dialogue on Governance.