Explainability Imperative of Generative Artificial Intelligence Navigating the Moral Dilemma of AI in Nigeria and Charting a Path for the Future

Emedo Chinyere Christian

Citation: Emedo Chinyere Christian, "Explainability Imperative of Generative Artificial Intelligence Navigating the Moral Dilemma of AI in Nigeria and Charting a Path for the Future", Universal Library of Arts and Humanities, Volume 01, Issue 02.

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Abstract

This paper explores the explanability imperative in the context of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and its crucial role in addressing the concerns posed by AI technology in Nigeria. This underscores the ethical necessity for AI systems, especially generative ones to provide clear and understandable explanations for their decisions and actions. Although the advent of generative AI undoubtedly heralds the future and however, has also exposed Nigerian society to new vulnerabilities that seemingly are detrimental to our epistemic agency and peaceful political settings. Employing the phenomenological method of philosophical inquiry here, we discovered that this new technology has posed big threats to the future world, and that Nigeria falls amongst this new technology users. To navigate the moral dilemma caused by Generative Artificial Intelligence, this paper suggests many proactive approaches like the development of localized AI explainability standards, the regulatory frameworks, and educational initiatives to promote awareness and understanding of AI systems in Nigeria. By prioritizing the Explanability Imperative, Nigeria can chart a path towards a future whereby AI technologies aligned with societal values, upholds standard education, and as well contributes positively to the nation’s development. This paper encapsulates the importance of AI explainability in Nigeria’s AI landscape and its potential to shape a more ethically responsible and transparent AI future.


Keywords: Generative AI, Epistemic Agency, Democracy, Opaque, and Explianbility AI

Download doi https://doi.org/10.70315/uloap.ulahu.2024.0102007