Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Plain-language summary of this South African government policy, translated into isiZulu by AI. The official version is in English.

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INingizimu Afrika ishicilele Umgomo wayo Oyisibopho Kazwelonke we-AI ukuze umphakathi uphawule, ichaza uhlelo lokusebenza oluhleliwe lweminyaka emithathu lokukhuthaza ukukhula komnotho okubandakanyayo, ukudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, nokusetshenziswa kwe-AI okunezindinganiso zokuziphatha. Lo mgomo ugcizelela indlela 'kahulumeni wonke', ukubonisana okubanzi nababambiqhaza, kanye nokusungulwa kwezinhlaka ezintsha zokubusa ukuqinisekisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-AI okunesibopho nokugxile kumuntu okuvumelana nezindinganiso zikazwelonke kanye ne-Afrika ethuthukayo.

Umgomo Oyisibopho Kazwelonke Wokuhlakanipha Okokwenziwa (AI) waseNingizimu Afrika, oshicilelwe uMnyango Wezokuxhumana Nezobuchwepheshe Bedijithali, manje usuvulekele ukuphawula komphakathi kuze kube uJuni 10, 2026. Lo mbhalo wokuqala, ogunyazwe yiKhabhinethi ngoMashi 2026, "usebenza ngokuqhubekayo" oklanyelwe ukukhuthaza ukubandakanyeka okubanzi okuvela kochwepheshe nababambiqhaza, usebenzisa ulimi oluvulekile ukwenza lula ukudalwa ngokubambisana kwemihlahlandlela nezindinganiso ezithile. Wakhelwe phezu koHlaka Lomgomo Kazwelonke we-AI luka-Agasti 2024 futhi ugcizelela ubunzima, ubunjalo be-AI obuwela imikhakha, okudinga indlela "kahulumeni wonke" kanye nokusungulwa kwamaqembu asebenzayo emikhakha ethile ukuze kuthuthukiswe amamephu omkhakha aklanyelwe ezimbonini ezahlukahlukene.

Lo mgomo uhlose uhlelo lokusebenza oluhleliwe lweminyaka emithathu, oluqala ngo-2025/26, oluzohlanganisa ukuqedwa komgomo, ukuthuthukiswa kwemihlahlandlela ebanzi, ukusungulwa kwezidingo zokulawula amazinga ahlukene obungozi be-AI, kanye nokuklanywa kwezinhlaka zezikhungo eziqinile. Ngo-2027/28, inhloso ukusebenzisa ngokugcwele zonke izinyathelo zomgomo ezisalindile, ngezinhlinzeko zokubuyekeza njalo ukuze zivumelane nezitayela ze-AI ezisafufusa.

Ngokuyinhloko, lo mgomo uchaza umbono "we-AI yokukhula komnotho okubandakanyayo, ukudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, ukunciphisa izindleko, kanye ne-Afrika ethuthukayo," ngokugxila kakhulu emikhakheni ebalulekile efana neMfundo, Ezempilo, Ezolimo, kanye Nokuphathwa Komphakathi. Uhlelwe ngendlela "ye-Futures Triangle", ulinganisa intuthuko yamanje yezobuchwepheshe nezifiso zikazwelonke zokuguqulwa komnotho, ukulingana komphakathi, nobuholi bomhlaba, ngenkathi uvuma izinselele zomlando ezifana nokuhlukana kwedijithali nokungasebenzi kahle kwezikhungo.

Ukuze ufeze izinhloso zawo, lo mgomo uphakamisa isakhiwo sokubusa esibanzi, okuhlanganisa ukudalwa kwezinhlaka ezintsha ezifana neBhodi Lezimiso Zokuziphatha ze-AI, Ikhomishana Kazwelonke ye-AI, Isiphathimandla Sokulawula i-AI, Ihhovisi Lommeli we-AI, Isikhwama Esikhulu Somshwalense we-AI, kanye Nesikhungo Kazwelonke Sokuphepha kwe-AI, kanye nokubekwa kabusha kwezinhlaka zokulawula ezikhona. Ugcizelela kakhulu ukucatshangelwa kwezimiso zokuziphatha, ukulingana, ukunciphisa ukubandlulula, ukuvikelwa kwedatha, kanye nokusetshenziswa okugxile kumuntu, kuqondiswa izinsika eziyisithupha zamasu: Ukuthuthukiswa Kwamakhono Nethalente, I-AI Yokukhula Okubandakanyayo Nokudalwa Kwemisebenzi, Ukubusa Okunesibopho, I-AI Enezimiso Zokuziphatha Nebandakanyayo, Ukulondolozwa Kwamasiko Nokuhlanganiswa Kwamazwe Ngamazwe, kanye Nokusetshenziswa Okugxile Kumuntu. Lezi zinsika zisekelwa izakhi ezithile nezinyathelo zomgomo eziklanyelwe ukukhuthaza ukuqamba okusha, ukuqinisekisa ukufinyelela okulinganayo, nokuvumelanisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-AI nezindinganiso zomthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika, okuhlanganisa Ubuntu nokulingana kwezizukulwane.

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Umgomo Oyisibopho Kazwelonke Wokuhlakanipha Okokwenziwa (AI) waseNingizimu Afrika

Inguqulo yokuqala yomgomo we-AI wezwe, okhishwe ukuze umphakathi uphawule, ozohola ukuthi i-AI ithuthukiswa futhi isetshenziswe kanjani emikhakheni ehlukene.

Indlela kahulumeni wonke

Isu lapho yonke iminyango kahulumeni efanele kanye nama-ejensi asebenza ndawonye ukuze asebenzise umgomo we-AI, eqaphela ukuthi i-AI ithinta izindawo eziningi ezahlukene.

I-Futures Triangle

Indlela yokucabanga ngomgomo ecabangela izitayela zamanje, amathemba nezinhloso zesikhathi esizayo, nezinselele noma imikhawulo yesikhathi esidlule ukuze kudalwe isu elilinganiselayo.

Ukuhlakanipha Okokwenziwa (AI)

Inkambu ebanzi egxile ekudaleni izinhlelo zekhompyutha ezihlakaniphile ezingafunda, ziqonde ulwazi, zenze izibikezelo, futhi zisize ngezinqumo, okuhlanganisa isofthiwe namarobhothi.

Ukufunda Ngomshini (ML)

Ingxenye ye-AI evumela izinhlelo zekhompyutha ukuthi zifunde kudatha futhi zithuthukise ukusebenza kwazo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngaphandle kokuhlelwa ngokuqondile kuwo wonke umsebenzi.

Ukufunda Okujulile (DL)

Uhlobo oluthuthuke kakhulu lwe-Machine Learning olusebenzisa amanethiwekhi ekhompyutha ayinkimbinkimbi, anezendlalelo eziningi (njengobuchopho) ukuze athole ngokuzenzakalelayo amaphethini enanini elikhulu ledatha, njengezithombe noma inkulumo.

Umuntu-ku-Loop (HITL)

Indlela lapho abantu bahileleka ekugadeni nasekwenzeni izinqumo ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo ze-AI, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezibalulekile noma eziyingozi.

Ukuchazeka Okwanele

Umqondo wokuthi izinhlelo ze-AI kufanele zikwazi ukukhombisa ngokucacile futhi zichaze ukuthi zifinyelele kanjani esinqumweni noma esiphethweni esithile, ukuze abantu bakwazi ukukuqonda.

Ubuntu

Ifilosofi yase-Afrika egcizelela umphakathi, isithunzi somuntu, nomthwalo wemfanelo owabiwe, osebenza njengesimiso esiqondisayo sokuziphatha sokuthi i-AI kufanele ithuthukiswe futhi isetshenziswe kanjani eNingizimu Afrika.

Ukulingana Kwezizukulwane

Isimiso sokuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwe-AI kufanele kucabangele izidingo namalungelo abantu abaphila namuhla nezizukulwane ezizayo, kuqinisekise ukusimama nokubona kusengaphambili kwezimiso zokuziphatha.

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