Nairobi, Aug. 4 -- Offshore artificial intelligence (AI) system providers face enhanced privacy safeguards under a new proposal aimed at holding them accountable for breaches of personal data abroad.

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has published a draft guidance note as it seeks to tighten scrutiny on the growing use of cross-border AI tools among firms such as banks and insurers.

The draft framework says firms must formalise relationships with vendors and ensure enforceable protections are in place before any data leaves Kenya. The proposal places new compliance demands on companies that export personal data for processing outside the country.

The ODPC said it has noted a trend in which AI services are frequently...