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BIRD.bg (Bureau for Investigative Reporting and Data)

1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2025.

BulgariaEuropeLocal / Independent
Cases
1
Active since
2025
Peak stage
1
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2025

BIRD IA

A targeted fundraising campaign to buy a high-powered on-premise machine so the investigative outlet can run AI models locally against its own archive: a database of hundreds of millions of records on the assets, property, companies, public procurement and EU-funds income of people in power. The stated aim is to flag suspicious data automatically and point its 'investigative scanner' at it.

Research & Investigation1 – Access3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: Locally-hosted (air-gapped) AI models on in-house hardware; applied to an investigative records databaseSource ↗

Context

BIRD.bg (Bureau for Investigative Reporting and Data) is one of 5 organizations in Bulgaria documented in the index, which holds 6 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Research & Investigation, documented across 132 organizations worldwide.

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