Israel HayomAmid war and deep polarization, young people from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Arab countries study together in a Peres Center AI course — building shared ventures instead of deepening hostility.
Quotes by Chen Bareket
Selected excerpts from the interview.
At a time when almost every conversation in this region starts from the gaps between us, there is great meaning in a space that starts instead from a shared problem and from the question of what we can build together.
AI is not just a technological tool. It can turn one person's idea into an initiative that reaches thousands — but for that to happen you have to know how to use it responsibly, to understand its risks as well, and to make sure the technology serves people and not the other way around. The fact that this conversation is happening now among young leaders from across the Middle East is, to me, an inseparable part of the course's value.
The value here is not only in learning a new tool, but in creating a space where a shared problem lets people from different backgrounds build together. It reflects a principle central to our work: technology can become a bridge when it serves a clear human purpose.