2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2025–2026.
Published formal AI editorial guidelines (February 2026) permitting AI for transcription, data extraction, editing for clarity and style, summarising existing information and translation (Turkish, Greek, Serbian, Romanian and Albanian); prohibits AI-generated news content or texts not based on reporter-gathered facts; rules integrated into BTA ethical code; all AI outputs reviewed by journalists""
New R&D structure partnering with Sofia Tech Park and 15+ academic and tech organisations to develop 20+ AI tools for use across the Bulgarian media sector; planned applications include translation, transcription, subtitling, summarisation, error checking, facial recognition, audio recognition, geolocation, synthetic voice generation, video editing, infographics and archive digitisation; modelled on Reuters Institute model""
BTA (Bulgarian News Agency) is one of 4 organizations in Bulgaria documented in the index, which holds 5 cases from the country. Its work spans 2 function types, including AI Ethics & Editorial Policy, documented across 75 organizations worldwide.