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BRICS Media, Think Tank Forum Releases Initiative On AI Cooperation, Development

BRICS Media, Think Tank Forum Releases Initiative On AI Cooperation, Development

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum released an initiative on AI cooperation and development on Wednesday, calling for joint efforts to explore AI-empowered journalism and think tank research, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The initiative formed a key consensus on building synergies to reshape global communication, deepening collaboration to forge new models of industrial cooperation, and leveraging intelligent production to create a new ecosystem of knowledge sharing.
The participants agreed that the AI revolution is reshaping the global information landscape, creating new opportunities for digital transformation in the Global South, while exacerbating systemic risks such as technological monopolies and data hegemony.
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