#3 AI Talks – Opportunities and Challenges in Journalism 13.12.2024
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The following is the text of the press release:
Thessaloniki, 10 December 2024
PRESS RELEASE
“AI-Talks: #3 Opportunities and Challenges in Journalism”
Artificial Intelligence in Journalism will be at the center of the third event, which will be held in the framework of the open discussions entitled “AI-Talks” organized by NOESIS.
The third discussion “AI-Talks: #3 Opportunities and Challenges in Journalism” will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:00-12:00, at the Science Dissemination Center and Museum of Technology – NOESIS.
The event will be addressed by the Deputy Minister of the Interior responsible for Macedonia and Thrace, Konstantinos P. Gioulekas, the Dean of the School of Social and Economic Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Christos Fragonikolopoulos and the President of NOESIS, Dr. Stella Bezergianni.
The opening speech will be given by the Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou* and will be followed by a discussion in which the following will take part:
-Demosthenes Anagnostopoulos, Secretary General of Information Systems and Digital Governance-Dimitris
Galamatis, Secretary General of Communication and Information-Sotiris
Triantafyllou, President of POESY-Nikos
Panagiotou, Professor of the Department of Journalism and Mass Media of the Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki-Yiannis Kompatsiaris, President of ITh CERTH
Journalists will also ask questions to the participants in the panel discussion:
-Sofia Papadopoulou, Editor-in-Chief, Macedonian Directorate of the Athens/Macedonian News
Agency-Angelos Angelidis, Correspondent of the Free Press in northern Greece, Head of the Press Office of the American Farm School-Angelos
Vassos, Director, NOW – The Creativity Platform (Citymag Thessaloniki, Citymagthess.gr, Now Magazines)
– Haris Arvanitidis, Head of News and Information Broadcasts at ERT3
Questions will also be addressed by the audience with more than 100 students from the schools of Hassiotis Gymnasium, General and Vocational High School of American Farm School and from Arsakeio Gymnasium and Lyceum.
The presentation and coordination of the event will be held by journalist Maria Samolada, while Friday’s discussion will be broadcast live on the ERT3 show “Mera me color” with Elsa Poimenidou and Haris Arvanitidis.
It should be noted that the “AI Talks” discussions are organized in the context of the events for the 20th anniversary of the launch of NOESIS and are under the auspices of the Ministries of Development and Digital Governance.
AI TALKS #2 in Industry
In the 2nd discussion held recently, the opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Industry were at the forefront.
The Deputy Minister of Development, Anna Mani Papadimitriou, was present, who described artificial intelligence as the driving force of the 4th industrial revolution and spoke of a challenge and a huge opportunity. “The challenge is to utilize this technology in an ethical and responsible way and at the same time to prepare our human resources to cope with a rapidly changing world,” he said, underlining that “our country is at the forefront of these changes.” He added that the prime minister himself places particular emphasis on the goal of further increasing Greece’s attractiveness as an investment destination for high technology. For the same goal, as the Deputy Minister said, the Ministry of Development is also working.
The President of the Hellenic Federation of Industries (SBE), Loukia Saranti, stressed that artificial intelligence has entered our lives, however, its penetration in industry remains at a low level, as -as she noted- the financial tools are inadequate.
The President of the Exporters’ Association-SEVE, Simeon Diamantidis, stressed that export companies are forced to proceed with the digitalization and operation of artificial intelligence in order to cope with international competition, while the company’s President and CEO, Giorgos Mylonas, spoke about the use of artificial intelligence at Alumil, presenting good examples starting from Thessaloniki.
The Vice-Rector for Research & Innovation of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Kyriakos Yakinthos, referred to the role of Universities. “We want to have graduates who will be able to utilize artificial intelligence, deal with problems from it and evaluate its results,” he said, while the President and Director of the Central Directorate of CERTH, Dr. Dimitrios Tzovaras.
Greetings were addressed by the President of NOESIS, Dr. Stella Bezergianni and the Deputy Regional Governor for Digital Governance of the Region of Central Macedonia, Nikos Tzollas.