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Ali Mohamed Omar
State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia, who told the UN Security Council that models trained mainly on foreign data may misrepresent African languages and contexts, and that synthetic media can inflame social tensions, interfere in fragile peace processes and undermine elections.
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- 23 Sept 2026 – presentState Minister for Foreign Affairs, SomaliaNo start date is sourced; the date given is the earliest a source attests the role, the UN's own record of the Security Council meeting at which he spoke.Source →
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23 Sept 2026 · Statement · UN Security Council
Models trained mainly on foreign data may misrepresent African languages and contexts, while synthetic media can inflame social tensions, interfere in fragile peace processes and undermine elections
State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Somalia at the time
Said in the Council's debate on artificial intelligence and international security, its first meeting on the safety risks of increasingly capable AI, arguing that AI governance must address Africa's specific vulnerabilities, ensure equitable access and prevent what he called "digital colonialism". The sentence closes on an attribution comma on the page (", he warned"), so it is rendered without final punctuation. No outlet was found carrying the words, so the source is the UN's own meetings coverage, which carries the statement whole.