Public Broadcasters International conference concludes with renewed commitment to public media’s futureOct 10, 2024Photo credit: Yoshua Bengio, Founder and Scientific Director of Mila – Quebec AI Institute, recognized worldwide as one of the leading experts in artificial intelligence (right), and moderator Sonali Verma, Generative AI Initiative Lead, International News Media Association (INMA). The 2024 Public Broadcasters International conference (PBI Ottawa 2024) concluded today, bringing to a close three days of critical discussions on the rise of artificial intelligence, the spread of disinformation, ever-increasing audience fragmentation, threats to public broadcasters’ long-term sustainability, and how best to amplify Indigenous voices. “This year’s Public Broadcasters International conference reaffirmed our shared commitment to public service media as a cornerstone of democracy, an engine of citizen empowerment, and an essential antidote to the proliferation of misinformation. Next year’s PBI conference will be hosted by Bulgarian National Radio in Sofia, Bulgaria. About CBC/Radio-CanadaCBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2024 09:12 UTC