Tunis: The Tunis Afrique Press (TAP) news agency is organising on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at the ASBU headquarters in Tunis, an International Symposium on "Role of Modern Technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Developing Journalistic Content for News Agencies," as part of its presidency of the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies (AMAN). This event will see the participation of heads of Mediterranean news agencies, including AMAN Secretary General George Penintaex who will deliver a speech via Zoom, and representatives of news agencies accredited in Tunis which are AMAN members, in addition to AI experts. The participants will discuss AI-related topics, including "role of AI and technology in transforming traditional media," "use of AI in audiovisual production," 'developing ethical AI for news agencies,' 'Artificial Intelligence Cyber Risks' and "news agencies' experiences in using modern technology and IT systems." TAP will hand over the presidency of AMAN to Italy next June. The Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies (AMAN) was created in Tunisia in 1991 at the initative of TAP in a bid to foster increased cooperation among members. It brings together 19 member news agencies from the two shores of the Mediterranean. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse