BGU & YOU | Spring 2025

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UK

MAR 2025 GPT vs BBC — AI Event in London In response to growing controversy surrounding the BBC’s recent Gaza documentary and broader concerns about its coverage of Israel, the event featured insights from the team behind the groundbreaking Asserson Report on BBC bias. The discussion offered a multi-faceted exploration of the challenges and innovations in media analysis, highlighting the role of artificial intelligence in addressing bias and advancing objective journalism. The discussion was moderated by Jonathan Sacerdoti, journalist and broadcaster, and Halutz cohort I participant.

L-R: Journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti, (Halutz Cohort I), Trevor Asserson, (Asserson Report Team), Dr. Haran Shani-Narkiss (researcher in computational neuroscience, Asserson Report Team), Dr. Oren Tsur (Dept. of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Asserson Report Team), Ann Berger (Chair BGU UK). Photo: Yakir Zur

US

FEB 2025 Resilience & Hope events in Florida Prof. Dorit Nitzan and BGU medical student reservist Noa Shuker launched their US tour with Resilience & Hope: The Way Forward in the Aftermath of October 7th at the Miami Beach JCC and Temple Beth El in Boca Raton. They shared powerful personal and communal stories, highlighting the war’s health and mental health impacts, and BGU’s role in healing the Negev and beyond. Both events featured remarks from A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman and lay leaders.

L-R: Prof. Dorit Nitzan, A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman, student reservist Noa Shuker. Photo: Hagit Bibi