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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism offers unprecedented opportunities, but it also raises urgent ethical concerns, industry experts warned at a policy dialogue in Dhaka yesterday.

The event, titled “Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Bangladeshi News Media,” was organised by The Daily Star and Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) at The Daily Star Centre and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Speaking at the programme, Shakhawat Liton, executive editor of The Business Standard, cautioned against legal regulation of AI in media.

“Our political and social culture is such that whenever a problem arises, we want to solve it through laws. By moving towards a legal framework for AI, we are indirectly handing the government another tool to control the media,” he said, adding that laws are generally designed to constrain rather than empower freedom.

Shawkat Hossain, head of online news management at Prothom Alo, argued that AI regulations should align with a media outlet’s editorial policy, and outsiders have no jurisdiction to dictate such rules.

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