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Department of Communications and Digital AI failures

Every documented AI failure involving Department of Communications and Digital on the AI Failure Index, classified by the mechanism that broke.

Failures
1
Highest severity
Medium
Span
2026
Failure modes
1
By failure mode
By severity
FI-0201Public SectorMedium
Hallucination

South Africa withdraws AI policy after AI-generated citations found

South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies withdrew its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after investigations found AI-generated citations in the draft; the Government Gazette published it for public comment on 10 April 2026, and withdrawal followed in late April 2026 amid political backlash.

Confidence
High (multi-source, primary)
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (Republic of South Africa)3 sourcesPrimaryPublicApr 2026

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