“Fedha” appeared on the Kuwait News website’s Twitter account on Saturday as the image of a woman, with bare light hair, wearing a black jacket and white T-shirt.
The digital outlet is affiliated with the Kuwait Times, founded in 1961 as the first English-language daily in the Gulf region. Abdullah Boftain, deputy editor-in-chief of both outlets, said the move is proof of AI’s potential to deliver “new and innovative content.”
The rapid rise of AI globally has raised the promise of benefits, such as in healthcare and the elimination of mundane tasks, but also fears, for example, about its potential spread of misinformation, threat to certain jobs, and the artistic integrity.