ASTANA — The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s partnerships with Azerbaijan and Belgium, proposed AI rules for newsrooms, and plans to expand Middle Corridor logistics infrastructure.
Almaty. Photo credit: Almaty’s city administration. President Ilham Aliyev meets with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and officially inaugurates Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic Cable President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Oct.
15, reported Trend. During the meeting, the sides hailed the successful development of the strategic partnership and allied relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. They highlighted the successful organization of the 7th CICA Summit in Baku, adding that the event had provided a good opportunity to discuss cooperation among countries in the Asian region.
Subsequently, Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev officially inaugurated the Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable Line in an online format. Kazakhstan weighs AI rules for newsrooms amid growing digital risks Kazakhstan is considering new rules governing the use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms, including requirements to label AI-generated content.
The proposal was discussed at the tenth Astana Media Week, which also focused on digital threats and children’s online safety, reported AnewZ on Oct. 15. “Dmitriy Mun, CEO of Q.AI, predicted that AI could generate much of the content for some radio programmes and commentary within two to three years.
With automated content expected to become more common, Mun argued that the real challenge for journalists would be earning public trust rather than simply delivering information. Fact-checking, accuracy and editorial independence could therefore become crucial in distinguishing professional journalism from machine-generated content,” reads the article.