A recent report by Oxford Insights, a UK-based think tank that assesses the readiness of governments to implement artificial intelligence (AI) in the delivery of public services, has ranked Pakistan eighth out of 17 countries in South and Central Asia — behind India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan drafted its national AI policy in 2021. Data Darbar, an NGO focused on Pakistan's tech industry, has criticized the policy for its lack of comprehensive and systematic applications for AI in various sectors and industries.

Data Darbar's co-founder, Natasha Uderani, told DW that Pakistan still needs to establish a better national strategy and invest more in AI-focused education, and would benefit from "more vocational programs to upskill the current workforce."

In the meantime, the lack of up-to-date national regulations has provided fertile ground for the creation of so-called AI "slop," a term that refers to often low-quality visual content — generated using cheap and widely available AI tools — that increasingly appears to be flooding social media platforms, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

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