Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has flagged the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a major challenge in the upcoming general election.

He said the Election Commission (EC) had sought coordinated and effective recommendations from technical experts to combat the misuse of AI.

The CEC made the remarks as he inaugurated a seminar at the Election Training Institute (ETI) on Tuesday.

"The misuse of AI has now become a global concern. We want to launch a coordinated programme to prevent its misuse in the electoral process," he said.

"We have been working on this for a long time. We plan to grow a central cell to address misinformation and disinformation."

Technical officials from NTMC, MIS...