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Legal guidelines on the use of AI in newsrooms (Kenya and Tanzania)

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These legal guidelines aim to support newsrooms in Kenya and Tanzania to navigate the opportunities and risks associated with common uses of AI in their work, by outlining the emerging regulatory and legal frameworks that apply and providing examples of editorial policy that ensure responsible uses of AI in news production which comply with the applicable laws and standards.

Published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Prepared by ALT Advisory, with contributions by Tech & Media Convergency.

The guidelines are available in both English and Swahili.

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KenyaTanzania

Languages

Swahli