Kolkata: Gloria Berbena, Minister Counsellor for Public Diplomacy at the US Embassy India in New Delhi has stressed the significance of artificial intelligence and immersive technology in reshaping the future of storytelling and journalism.
She was addressing the opening day of the two-day conclave as a part of a project titled “Future of Journalism – how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) videos help support media literacy and press freedom”, held at the Lincoln Hall of American Centre in Kolkata on July 27 and 28. Ms Berbena said, “As the world is moving to a three-dimensional reality, artificial intelligence and immersive technology can reshape the future of storytelling and journalism”.
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The Minister Counsellor emphasised that “The Department of State focuses on AI because it is at the center of the global technological revolution; advances in AI technology present both great opportunities and challenges. The United States, along with our partners and allies, can both further our scientific and technological capabilities and promote democracy and human rights by working together to identify and seize the opportunities while meeting the challenges by promoting shared norms and agreements on the responsible use of AI.” She added, “Together with our allies and partners, the Department of State promotes an international policy environment and works to build partnerships that further our capabilities in AI technologies, protect our national and economic security, and promote our values. Accordingly, the Department engages in various bilateral and multilateral discussions to support responsible development, deployment, use, and governance of trustworthy AI technologies.”
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The project was implemented by U.S. based Meridian International in collaboration with the US Public Diplomacy Team at the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata. 30 journalists and media professionals from all across India including the North East states of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland attended the conclave which covered training on AI, AR and VR. Experts and trainers from the United States and India provided hands-on experience of AI, VR and AE demos to participants.