Lebanese digital and AI expert Bilal Kassasir. (Credit: Bilal Kassassir/Linkedin)
On Oct. 15, 2025, viewers of “Sabah al-Arabiya” on Saudi channel al-Arabiya TV thought they were watching Lebanese AI expert Bilal Kassassir join the program remotely. The host started speaking with him live on air. The exchange was smooth, natural and unscripted.Then Kassassir walked into the studio. The person on screen was not him, but his AI-generated digital twin. As the 'real' Kassassir appeared, the virtual twin greeted him: "Good morning to you [the host], to our audience and to digital Bilal." Kassassir replied: "Good morning this is the real Bilal from the al-Arabiya studios" A look at... Tech alone won’t save us: Grounding AI in Lebanon’s realities The digital twin then said: "Aha welcome, Bilal if you are present in the studio then can I know why I am also present with you?" ...
On Oct. 15, 2025, viewers of “Sabah al-Arabiya” on Saudi channel al-Arabiya TV thought they were watching Lebanese AI expert Bilal Kassassir join the program remotely. The host started speaking with him live on air. The exchange was smooth, natural and unscripted.Then Kassassir walked into the studio. The person on screen was not him, but his AI-generated digital twin. As the 'real' Kassassir appeared, the virtual twin greeted him: "Good morning to you [the host], to our audience and to digital Bilal." Kassassir replied: "Good morning this is the real Bilal from the al-Arabiya studios" A look at... Tech alone won’t save us: Grounding AI in Lebanon’s realities The digital twin then said: "Aha welcome, Bilal if you are present in the studio then can I know why I am also present with you?" ...
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