Press Directors, Heads of Communication of Social Networks in mayors, governorates and ministerial entities attend the workshop The ABC of Artificial Intelligence, which is taught by members of the Russian News Agency Sputnik.
This was reported by the Minister of Information and Communications, Freddy Ñáñez, in his Telegram social network account.
In this sense, Ñáñez points out that the workshop addresses “the importance of Artificial Intelligence as an instrument applied to communication, its impact on the creation of content and the correct use of this technological tool.”
The training is directed by Olga Lisogor, director of Sputnik, and takes place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (MIPPCI), in Caracas.
On Monday, President Nicolás Maduro received Lisogor, whose presence in the country seeks to reinforce bilateral collaboration in the information field.
This training by Sputnik takes place shortly after of the alliance between Venezuela and Brics TV to overcome censorship and lies imposed by empires.
Recently, Ñáñez, in the I Summit of Media and Experts of the Global South held in São Paulo, Brazil, indicated that Artificial Intelligence is being developed in very few countries, so one of the objectives is to “overcome that gap.”
“Technological literacy is necessary for the citizen to be an active and critical subject, to be the protagonist and not reduced to a number,” said the minister at the summit.
The Sputnik Radio and International Information Agency, founded in 2014, has 24 representative offices around the world, from Asia to Latin America. It broadcasts materials in more than 30 foreign languages, and its presence on social networks exceeds 160 accounts, with about 35 million daily views.
