Two Home Affairs officials suspended after AI ‘hallucinations’ found in policy paper
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- South African Home Affairs Revised White Paper Reportedly Included Fictitious References Believed to Be AI-Generated
event | 23 June 2026 | 82%
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs reportedly appended apparent AI-generated fictitious references to its Cabinet-approved Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. The department said the references were not cited in the body, withdrew the standalone list, suspended two senior officials, and commissioned an independent review of policy documents produced since November 2022. It maintained that the paper's substantive policy positions wer…