Beijing, November 07 (QNA) - Qatar News Agency (QNA) has joined a global media initiative aimed at jointly developing standards for artificial intelligence (AI) applications in journalism, becoming one of its founding partners during the opening of the seventh World Media Summit in Beijing.

The State of Qatar was represented at the summit by HE QNA Director-General Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi.
The summit was officially opened by Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau and head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in the presence of heads and representatives of news agencies and media organizations from around the world, as well as officials, experts and academics.

Launched by China's Xinhua News Agency, the initiative seeks to strengthen international cooperation on the responsible use of AI in journalism through shared standards, the exchange of expertise and best practices, joint verification, collaborative research and capacity-building programs.

It aims to enable participating media organizations to draw on their respective capabilities and experience while contributing to the development of common approaches to the use of emerging technologies in news production.

The initiative also introduced a Global Media Cooperation Framework, serving as a voluntary reference for international media organizations seeking to adopt responsible AI practices. It is based on multilateral cooperation and allows participating institutions to contribute to its ongoing development and updating.

QNA joined a group of founding partners that includes Russia's TASS news agency, Vietnam News Agency, Russia's Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the Union of OIC News Agencies, South Africa's Independent Online, teleSUR (La Nueva Television del Sur C.A.), Malaysia's national news agency Bernama, Peru's Andina news agency, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation and Tunis Afrique Presse Agency, alongside several Chinese media organizations.

The seventh World Media Summit, organized by Xinhua in cooperation with the Beijing Municipal Government from November 5 to 9, is discussing the future of the media industry amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence.

Its agenda also focuses on strengthening international cooperation and exchanging expertise in digital media and technological innovation. (QNA)