Ayush Krishna Tripathi from India will present the paper "Reinventing Investigative Journalism Leveraging AI, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning." Ayush's paper critically assesses the significant ethical challenges arising from AI integration and offers actionable recommendations for news organizations to harness AI's power while upholding core journalistic values and ensuring public trust.Hasina Gori from South Africa will present the paper “Invisible Bias: How AI Shapes Gendered Narratives in Investigative Journalism.” Hasina explores the intersection of AI, investigative journalism, and gender, drawing on global and local examples to illustrate the stakes.Mathias Felipe de-Lima-Santos from Macquarie University and Federal University of São Paulo will present the paper "Generative AI in Southeast Asian Media: Navigating Limitations and Possibilities,” co-authored with Amalia Nurul Muthmainnah, Attanan Tachopisalwong, Tan Ling Ling, and Rechelle Ann T. Barraquias. The authors look at how Generative AI is being adopted in the region’s media industry and examines its challenges ranging from linguistic to cultural.🪑All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.