Third CMG Forum in Beijing highlights harnessing AI as force for good

The third China Media Group (CMG) Forum was held on Monday in Beijing, with this year's event focusing on the role the media industry can play in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure it becomes a force for good to the benefit of mankind.

Themed "A Force for Good: Shared Responsibility in AI," the forum attracted more than 200 participants from international organizations, media, think tanks, and multinational companies.

Participants stressed the important role of the media in promoting the innovative application of AI as well as strengthening its governance.

Addressing the forum, CMG President Shen Haixiong said that the CMG is ready to learn from friends around the globe and jointly explore the unlimited possibilities of AI together so as to inject more positive energy into the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, and Daren Tang, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization also delivered video speeches at the forum, with both noting the importance of harnessing the opportunities of AI while managing its potential risks.

The forum also saw video messages from figures such as entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates, award-winning scholars and computer scientists, and representatives from leading international media organizations such as AP, Reuters and AFP.

Participants said the media plays an irreplaceable role in promoting the innovative application of AI, as well as the establishment of rules, regulations and the global governance of this fast-evolving technology.

Forum attendees also stressed it is necessary to accelerate the intelligent development of the media, so as to give full play to its role as a bridge for promoting in-depth exchanges and close collaboration among countries.

The forum also saw the launch of an AI Governance Media Action Initiative. Joined by leading media groups from Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Arab states, the initiative stressed using AI for technology empowering, industry supervision, media credibility, safe development, in-depth cooperation and responsibility sharing.

First held in 2022, the CMG Forum has grown into an important platform for exchanges among global media.

Third CMG Forum in Beijing highlights harnessing AI as force for good

Third CMG Forum in Beijing highlights harnessing AI as force for good

The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,647, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement on Tuesday.

Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 85 Palestinians and wounded 200 others, bringing the total death toll to 35,647 and injuries to 79,852 since the latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on October 7, 2023.

The health authorities also said that many casualties remain buried under the rubble, making it difficult for medical emergency and civil defense personnel to carry out rescue operations.

The Israeli army said in a statement that drones and fighter aircraft bombed nearly 70 "terrorist targets" in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including military buildings, weapons depots, warehouses, rocket launchers, surveillance units, and other military infrastructure.

Israeli forces killed a number of militants in the Jabalia area of the northern Gaza Strip, including a "terrorist group" that was shooting at soldiers, read the statement.

It added that Israeli forces were continuing their operations in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, where a drone killed a "terrorist" who was firing mortar shells at Israeli soldiers.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that the Israeli military and Military Intelligence Directorate launched a joint military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin earlier Tuesday.

According to information from Israeli intelligence agencies, Palestinian armed personnel were active in the area. During the operation, the Israeli military engaged in firefights with the Palestinian armed personnel and destroyed a significant amount of infrastructure.

The Palestinian health ministry issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that on that day, the Israeli military killed seven Palestinians and injured 12 others in Jenin and the nearby refugee camp. Two of the injured are in serious condition.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 35,647: health authorities