IDEAL AFRICANISM AND AI: BUILDING POLITICO-ETHICAL BRIDGE AGAINST CORRUPTION IN AFRICA(NIGERIA)

Abstract

This paper examines how idealafricanism and Artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute in building a politico-ethical bridge against corruption in African society and Nigeria in particular. The phrase “a politico-ethical bridge” as used in this context is simply providing good governance based on the application of the basic political and ethical principles of idealafricanismin removing pathways for corruption. Idealafricanism is a politico-ethical construct within African socio-political, economic and academic environment, while Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technological mechanism, which has contributed so much in the affairs of humans in diverse areas. Although its ethical justifications havebeen continuouslyquestioned too. Idealafricanism is antithetical to corruption, and the precise structure of AI remains undoubtable. Considering the level of corruption in African, this paper also examines the potentials of AI in the fight against corruption in African. Applying thematic discourse analysis, the researcher analyzes the concept of idealafricanism as an emerging ethical ideology in African society. The study gives a conceptual framework of the ideology with the structure of AI mechanism, and also discusses the term, idealafricanism in relation to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its mechanisms. The researcher argues that looking at the potentials of AI in building a viable economic and political precisions, idealafricanism, as a politico-ethical construct, stands the chance of utilizing the potentials of AI within African social, political and economic framework to address the issues of corruption.