‘Xinhua seeks to work with peers for transnational AI media lab’

Urumqi, Xinjiang:The media leaders and journalists from around the globe gathered in Urumqi to explore challenges posed by the artificial intelligence...

Urumqi, Xinjiang: The media leaders and journalists from around the globe gathered in Urumqi to explore challenges posed by the artificial intelligence to media ethics and propose suggestions to counter the negative influence of technology while fully using emerging technologies in the media industry.

The 6th World Media Summit opened on October 14 at Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Themed “Artificial Intelligence and Media Transformation,” the summit gathered over 500 participants from 106 countries and regions, including representatives of 208 mainstream media outlets, government agencies and international organisations. The event was co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and the regional government of Xinjiang.

The opening session of 6th WMS was addressed by Fu Hua, President of Xinhua News Agency; Ma Xingrui, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; and Chen Wenjun, Deputy Secretary-General of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee among other speakers from across the globe.  

Fu Hua, President of Xinhua News Agency, said in his keynote address, “We should proactively align with the technological wave, closely track the advancement of AI, particularly generative technologies like ChatGPT and Sora, and seize every opportunity for media innovation.”