Kenya: Over 40,000 Kenyans Face Job Losses as AI Replaces Academic Writers

More than 40,000 Kenyans who once earned a living writing academic assignments for overseas university students are facing an uncertain future as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly replaces human ghostwriters.

The essay-writing industry has been a major source of income for highly educated young Kenyans, particularly in Nairobi, who use their English-language skills to complete assignments for students in Western countries.

According to The New York Times, up to 40,000 people in…