BBC AI specialist defended Hamas, served prison term, 'Telegraph' reports
A BBC specialist advising on artificial intelligence previously defended Hamas terrorism as “resistance” and served a prison sentence for immigration deception, Britain’s The Telegraph reported on Saturday. Hicham Yezza, principal data scientist in the broadcaster’s…
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The Telegraph's reporting puts a BBC artificial intelligence specialist under scrutiny over past social media posts praising Hamas and calling Israel an apartheid regime. Yezza also served nine months in prison for immigration deception. The question now is whether the BBC sees those statements as incompatible with its own standards.