Doha, January 11 (QNA) – The Al Jazeera Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Media opened on Saturday at the Sheraton Doha Hotel. The conference is hosted by Al Jazeera Media Institute and will be attended by a select group of experts and experts in the field of media and technology.
In addition to showcasing successful international experiments in employing artificial intelligence in newsrooms, the second two-day event will focus on improving the quality and accuracy of news, and the latest tools in the media industry. Discuss the role of artificial intelligence in application review. The conference will also discuss the legal and ethical challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence, as well as provide an open space to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on media employees.
Dr. Mostafa Souag, Acting Director-General of Al Jazeera Media Network, said in his opening remarks that Al Jazeera Network continues to be a pioneer in the use of the latest technologies in the media sector, including artificial intelligence tools and He said that It says it is working on adapting these technologies to serve a variety of applications and deliver media messages.
Most importantly, he believes that network channels, various digital platforms, and multiple sectors will benefit from the artificial intelligence models available in enhancing production, archiving, publishing, and content customization processes. He added, referring to the role of Al Jazeera Media Institute in this field. In this field, we organized the first edition of this conference and published dozens of articles and video clips on the use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms, with the aim of providing journalists with practical tools and technical knowledge. We have reached the point where we offer advanced training programs. We need to ensure that these enabling technologies are used effectively and responsibly.
Dr. Soag pointed to the major challenges and risks that artificial intelligence poses to journalism, particularly deepfake technology and AI-assisted misinformation campaigns, which, in addition to algorithmic bias, pose a major threat to professionals and media content. It was pointed out that this threatens the credibility of It results from data bias, which can reinforce certain stereotypes, marginalize some groups, or promote certain content at the expense of diversity or neutrality.
Meanwhile, Iman Al Amri, Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute, said in comments to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the conference will bring together the experiences of AI experts and experts, as well as the world’s leading people. He said it was an important opportunity to benefit from the experience. Institutions that have been using artificial intelligence over the past few years.
He said the importance of this conference was to highlight the role of AI, to benefit from AI and to implement AI in media institutions by applying AI models and studying the challenges and ethics of using AI in the media sector. He pointed out that the key is to hire people.
The first session of the conference featured qualitative participation from Dr. Yousry Mohdeb, Senior Digital Officer at Google Cloud Platform, Rabih Saad, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering at Cisco, Shadi Haddad, Regional Director at Cisco, and media We discussed the latest AI tools used in . Data, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation at Microsoft, Daniel Hare, Founder and CEO of Zeotap, and Vinicius Vasconcelos, Senior Advisor and Head of Media Practice at IBM.
The session will also touch on the latest AI tools developed by leading technology companies and, through segments presented by participants, highlight the latest AI applications and tools used in the journalism industry based on their experience in this field. Introduced major artificial intelligence programs.
Meanwhile, the second session discussed Al Jazeera Media Network’s use of artificial intelligence. It featured a lineup of speakers including Ramzan Al Nuaimi, director of creativity at Al Jazeera Media Network; Asif Hamidi, News Manager of Al Jazeera Arabic Channel. David Hostiter, Director of Product Development, Al Jazeera Media Networks. Dr. Mohammed bin Namun, AI expert at Al Jazeera Network;
This session will explore the role of AI in collecting, processing and publishing news and emergency response plans, as well as the development of media activities in the Al Jazeera network through a review of smart applications and tools used across the network’s various channels and sectors. It also shed light on the role of artificial intelligence in It was adopted to address technical glitches and errors that can occur when using this technology in newsrooms.
On the first day of the conference, a special session titled “Dialogue with Fanar” was also held, with Dr. Ahmed Elmagalmid, Executive Director of Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and Dr. Mohamed Eltabak, QCRI Principal Scientist talked about the following: The “Fanar” platform is an innovative AI platform aimed at supporting and promoting the Arabic language.
In addition to all of the above, the conference will review three papers from the 2024 Al Jazeera Fellowship Program that provided multiple insights into how artificial intelligence technologies can be used to develop future journalism practices . (QNA)
