Dar es Salaam, Aug. 11 -- IN an era where artificial intelligence continues to revolutionise the global digital landscape, societies are now grappling with one of its most disturbing byproducts: the rise of deep fakes.

These hyper-realistic, AI-generated images, videos and audio recordings that imitate a persons appearance and voice are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

While the technology may have positive applications in education, entertainment and marketing, it equally poses significant risks ranging from identity theft and misinformation to fraud, blackmail and repetitional harm.

In Tanzania, where the adoption of digital technologies is growing rapidly, particularly through social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, I...