Selected female students from the University of Ghana (UG), Wisconsin International University College, Ghana (WIUC-Ghana) and the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) have undergone training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy, with a focus on identifying AI bias and promoting the ethical and responsible use of the technology in the media space.
The training, held on Saturday, 7 November 2026, was organised through a collaboration among the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Ghana, the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Club and Radio Univers.
The programme sought to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to critically engage with AI tools, recognise potential biases in AI-generated content and promote the balanced and responsible use of the technology.
Lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies and one of the coordinators of the training, Dr. Diana Afi Sebbie Gama, highlighted the importance of ensuring that participants apply the knowledge acquired beyond the training.
Speaking to Univers News, she outlined plans to encourage participants to put their knowledge into practice through continuous engagement and activities organised by the MIL Club.
“So we have the club-level activities. You see, so one of the things we’ll constantly be checking is whether what you learned, you are practising it. So we will have activities at the club-level,” she said.
Dr. Gama also urged participants to critically assess AI-generated responses and challenge outputs that reflect bias against particular groups or genders.
She advised users to be specific when prompting AI tools and to provide further instructions when the responses generated are discriminatory or unbalanced.
“So we said that when you prompt AI, be very specific. If AI produces something for you and it is biased against a certain group, you should critically instruct AI to do the right thing or to give you something that is more balanced,” she noted.
She added that activities organised by the MIL Club would reinforce the lessons from the training and help participants put their knowledge into practice.
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Story by Benedicta Dufie Asante | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Vanessa Katrin Ohene
