AFP launches MediaGen, a generative AI project for media

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is launching MediaGen, an innovative project to develop trustworthy generative artificial intelligence tools for French and international media.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is launching MediaGen, an innovative project to develop trustworthy generative artificial intelligence tools for French and international media.
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AFP journalists among media honoured at Doha Forum

 

AFP journalists Christina Assi and Dylan Collins were among six media personnel honoured at the Doha Forum for political dialogue on Saturday for their sacrifices reporting from conflict zones.

 


 

AFP appoints first diversity editor

Lopez was the author of a report on diversity in the Agency’s coverage that she submitted to the global news management in May 2022.

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MediaConnect Mission

MediaConnect Mission

  • To create a tool for journalists that is useful and saves them time.
  • To generate profits to help finance journalism at AFP, in a context of crisis for our traditional clients and a decline in their revenues.
  • AFP will of course continue to provide independent, balanced and impartial coverage of companies and/or entities that contract with MediaConnect, in accordance with AFP's fundamental editorial principles.
  • MediaConnect will employ journalists from outside AFP.
  • Anyone working for MediaConnect must always identify themselve
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New Visa Research Finds Consumer Trust is Accelerating the Path to Agentic Commerce

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the Visa Trust Index for agentic commerce, providing new insight into how consumers are navigating the next evolution of AI shopping and payments. While consumers are increasingly using AI across the shopping journey, only 23% of U.S. consumers trust GenAI to handle payment transactions on their behalf. However, confidence in agentic commerce shifts when payments brands come into consideration. Visa emerged as the most trusted brand for AI-powered payments with 61...

Topshots of the Week (19 October - 25 October, 2024)

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from October 19th to October 25th, 2024.


A flock of pigeons flies past a rising smoke cloud after an Israeli airstrike targeting Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024

A flock of pigeons flies past a rising smoke cloud after an Israeli airstrike targeting Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024. © AFP

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