"OPINION - A few weeks ago, Al Jazeera Google Cloud as its primary technology provider for "The Core," a sweeping program designed to integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its production process. The move, which further deepened the relationship between the two companies, should sound alarm bells for policymakers and anyone concerned with the accuracy, credibility, and transparency of the news media and information space, which impacts nearly every aspect of society."
"The Core enables more efficient reporting and even drafts scripts that humans generally would otherwise write. Reporters can pull archival material in seconds, generate compelling data visualizations - visual stories - and synthetic images at planetary scale, and automate story planning, all through AI platforms built by Google. However, it's not the innovation that's the problem but rather its use to generate and amplify adversarial state-funded and directed news with no warning labels to its global audience."
"The Qatari state funds and oversees Al Jazeera, shaping editorial output. Because of its shared ideology with the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Jazeera's content often reflects the lens of the Muslim Brotherhood, three branches of which the United States just designated as a terrorist organization. The Qatari outlet also has a of producing content that glorifies terrorism. Tech companies that help Al Jazeera amplify its content using algorithms, AI, or other methods, advance Qatari foreign policy rather than reflecting independent media assessments on a wide range of worldviews."
Al Jazeera selected Google Cloud as the primary technology provider for "The Core," a program that integrates generative AI across production workflows. The Core automates reporting tasks, drafts scripts, retrieves archival material instantly, generates data visualizations and synthetic images at scale, and automates story planning via Google-built AI platforms. The program includes an "AJ-LLM" trained on Al Jazeera's archives and connected to Gemini Enterprise. The Qatari state funds and oversees Al Jazeera and shapes editorial output, and shared ideology with the Muslim Brotherhood and alleged glorification of terrorism raise concerns about AI-amplified content advancing Qatari foreign policy without transparency.
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