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Government of South Africa

National government of South Africa, speaking through its delegation at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in July 2026.

There are also emerging norms around transparency, accountability, and human oversight.

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Government of South Africa, remarks at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, July 7, 2026.

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

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AI Verified South Africa identifies human oversight as an emerging AI-governance norm, supporting human-in-the-loop oversight. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified South Africa identifies human oversight as a governance norm; recorded for vote matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified UN transcript (7 Jul 2026) records this statement by South Africa's delegation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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