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Hong Kong media urged to adopt AI for content monetization and narrative control

Hong Kong's media industry needs to embrace advanced AI technologies to remain competitive and protect its narrative. Currently, many media companies in the region are hesitant to invest in R&D, preferring to use off-the-shelf solutions. International publishers like News Corp, Associated Press, and Reuters are already generating significant revenue by licensing their content to AI companies such as OpenAI. Without active investment in processing and commercializing their data, Hong Kong's media risks having its digital narrative shaped by external AI models trained on potentially biased information. AI

IMPACT Hong Kong's media industry must integrate AI to monetize content and control its narrative, as external models risk shaping local discourse.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the strategic implications of AI for the media industry in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong media urged to adopt AI for content monetization and narrative control

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