AI in Kuwait's news media
6 verified, source-linked AI implementations across 2 news organizations, 2023–2026.
Middle East and North Africa2023–2026
What AI is used for — and how that differs
Kuwaitworldwide sharepp = percentage-point difference
Content Production & Automation2+19pp
Talent Development & Upskilling2+26pp
Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance1+0pp
AI Ethics & Editorial Policy1+13pp
How far adoption has gone
1 – Access2
2 – Adoption2
3 – Proficiency2
4 – Ways of Working0
5 – Reorganizing0
Who is adopting
Funding: Public broadcaster / state media (4), Own budget (1), Media dev org (1)
Notable cases
ICESCO training programme "Utilizing AI Tools in News Writing and Quality Content Creation": AI tools for news writing, digital content creation, ethics in AI, big data analysis; 16 media professionals from 8 Islamic world member states hosted in Kuwait
Talent Development & Upskilling1 – Access
Fedha: AI-generated news anchor — light-haired female virtual presenter dressed in black jacket and white T-shirt delivering online news bulletins; affiliate of Kuwait Times;" one of the first AI news presenters in the Gulf region
Content Production & Automation2 – Adoption
Elsewhere in Middle East and North Africa
Data from
J·Index, the Journalism AI Index —
every case verified against a published source. See the
methodological note for how cases are collected and coded.
Updated 2026-07-23.