fēi zhōu

非洲

qīng nián

青年

yòng

用

rén gōng zhì néng

人工智能

bāng zhù

帮助

jiàn shè

建设

hé píng

和平

Artificial intelligence often raises concerns because of fake news, surveillance, and deepfake videos, but in Africa, many young people are using it to help build peace.

They collect information from communities, identify possible conflicts, check false content online, and stop hate speech from spreading.

Some projects also combine digital tools with face-to-face communication, local radio, and peace education, because technology cannot replace trust between people.

However, this work also faces many difficulties.

Rural and conflict-affected areas often lack stable internet access, women have fewer opportunities to use digital tools, and many AI systems do not understand local African languages well, which can lead to mistakes.

In addition, technologies used to identify danger may also be used to monitor the public.

Therefore, governments and civil society organizations need to improve internet access and education, protect individual rights, and involve young people in making rules from the very beginning.

Artificial intelligence can help, but lasting peace still depends on local knowledge, community cooperation, and public trust.