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WAM (Emirates News Agency)

3 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2022–2023.

United Arab EmiratesMiddle East & North AfricaLocal / IndependentNational
Cases
3
Active since
2022
Peak stage
3
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Audience & Community1
Workflow & Operations1
Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2023

AI-powered website features: AI-generated audio news bulletins in podcast format; AI avatar…

AI-powered website features: AI-generated audio news bulletins in podcast format; AI avatar announcer presenting a visual news bulletin twice daily; AI-powered interactive search across news, reports and investigations; also developed two interactive AI media literacy platforms: """"Make a News Story at WAM"""" (users create articles with AI templates) and """"Fake News and WAM's Credibility"""" (AI generates realistic fake news tailored to user interests to illustrate media literacy challenges)";" launched November 2023 Global Media Congress""

Audience Experience & Personalisation3 – Proficiency4 – AI-Led, Human Oversight
Tool: AI text-to-speech"; AI avatar/digital presenter; AI-powered search;" ChatGPT-based interactive platformsSource ↗
2023

Two interactive AI media literacy platforms demonstrated at IGCF 2023: (1) "Make a News…

Two interactive AI media literacy platforms demonstrated at IGCF 2023: (1) "Make a News Story at WAM" — users generate AI-written articles via WAM templates; (2) """"Fake News and WAM's Credibility"""" — immerses users in realistic AI-generated fake news to teach detection. Distinct from WAM News System editorial platform.""

AI Ethics & Editorial Policy3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: In-house AI content generation and fake-news simulation platformsSource ↗
2022

WAM News System: comprehensive AI-powered editorial platform automating and streamlining…

WAM News System: comprehensive AI-powered editorial platform automating and streamlining receiving, drafting, editing and broadcasting news; links stories automatically to photo and video assets; provides governance of publishing mechanisms and digital archiving of media materials; serves WAM's government and private media partners across 19 languages; launched at first Global Media Congress

Multimedia & Visual Production2 – Adoption3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: Abu Dhabi, November 2022""Source ↗

Context

WAM (Emirates News Agency) is one of 7 organizations in United Arab Emirates documented in the index, which holds 9 cases from the country. Its work spans 3 function types, including AI Ethics & Editorial Policy, documented across 75 organizations worldwide.

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