Funding: Media dev org (3), Own budget (2)
AI tools training for investigative journalists and fact-checkers on identifying manipulated materials and detecting online disinformation (Oct. 2024 workshop); BIRN Hub adopted internal AI guidelines March 2025 requiring staff to label AI use and specify the tool; Krypometri platform monitors Russian-state media disinformation
Real-time AI transcription of live political debate programme "Debat Plus" for accessibility — on-screen captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers using Albanian-language speech recognition trained on standard Albanian with Gege dialect elements
Integrated multiple AI tools (ChatGPT Team, Trint, Ocoya, OpenAI API) into newsroom workflow for transcription, content drafting, SEO optimisation, social media scheduling, text-to-speech and paraphrasing tool for subscriber clients
Integrated Shqip.ai into newsroom workflow for AI-powered transcription of audio-visual content into Albanian text, plus AI-generated article headline suggestions and short-form social media post generation
Updated national Code of Ethics in February 2024 to address AI risks: requires media to label all AI use specifying the tool and how it was used; mandates data protection and non-discrimination; warns of deepfake