ARIJ AI Speaks Arabic

Project Summary

We have strongly believed in this project since 2021. The goal is enhancing our work while contributing to improving the quality of content & info reaching the public. This project was initiated internally within our organization, where we worked on integrating AI by raising the team's awareness, exploring AI's potential in journalism, studying our challenges & needs that AI could help solve, & building our AI strategy and code of ethics. Additionally, we worked on localizing & developing tools to assist in investigative journalism and fact-checking in Arabic language- a language that, unfortunately, many important tools don’t support. After acquiring the necessary skills, knowledge & experience internally, we began promoting this practice within the community we support, which consists of 6000+ journalists & fact-checkers, & dozens of media and fact-checking organizations in the region.

Presentation of the organisation

ARIJ, the leading nonprofit for investigative journalism in the Arab World since 2005, is dedicated to fostering an empowered, connected, and innovative ecosystem of investigative journalists & factcheckers. Despite regional challenges, ARIJ remains committed to supporting professionals who expose truth, hold power accountable, & restore public trust. Our unwavering mission is to strengthen investigative journalism and factchecking across the Arab World, promoting transparency and accountability