AI Balkans - Weekly Balkan AI briefing https://aibalkans.com/briefing AI Balkans published 9 stories this week across 6 sections. Most coverage: North Macedonia, Global AI and Research. Most read: Startup Revolution Begins in Skopje: What to Expect. en-GB Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:52:17 +0000 Startup Revolution Begins in Skopje: What to Expect https://aibalkans.com/news/north-macedonia/startup-revolution-begins-in-skopje-what-to-expect https://aibalkans.com/news/north-macedonia/startup-revolution-begins-in-skopje-what-to-expect Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:29:45 +0000 North Macedonia Startup Revolution opens in Skopje with four days of AI, startups, investment, policy, pitching and business-focused sessions. More Than 650 Join VEZILKA’s First Public AI Course https://aibalkans.com/news/north-macedonia/more-than-650-join-vezilka-s-first-public-ai-course https://aibalkans.com/news/north-macedonia/more-than-650-join-vezilka-s-first-public-ai-course Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000 North Macedonia More than 650 people joined VEZILKA’s first public AI-literacy session in North Macedonia, with 580 online and 75 at FINKI. North Macedonia Tests AI System to Detect Landfill Fires https://aibalkans.com/news/north-macedonia/north-macedonia-tests-ai-system-to-detect-landfill-fires https://aibalkans.com/news/north-macedonia/north-macedonia-tests-ai-system-to-detect-landfill-fires Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:07:33 +0000 North Macedonia North Macedonia will pilot AI-powered camera monitoring to detect smoke and fires at landfills and improve early emergency response. Moral Obligations Instead of Regulation https://aibalkans.com/news/global-ai/moral-obligations-instead-of-regulation https://aibalkans.com/news/global-ai/moral-obligations-instead-of-regulation Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0000 Global AI White House AI Accord Puts Self-Regulation to the Test Open-Weight AI Models Are Reaching Advanced Cyber Capabilities https://aibalkans.com/news/global-ai/open-weight-ai-models-are-reaching-advanced-cyber-capabilities https://aibalkans.com/news/global-ai/open-weight-ai-models-are-reaching-advanced-cyber-capabilities Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:26:14 +0000 Global AI Anthropic and NIST say Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 brings advanced cyber capabilities to an openly downloadable AI model. AI Summaries Can Change What People Remember https://aibalkans.com/news/research/ai-summaries-can-change-what-people-remember https://aibalkans.com/news/research/ai-summaries-can-change-what-people-remember Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:53:21 +0000 Research AI-generated summaries containing incorrect information can alter what people later remember about an event, according to new research from Georgetown… Serbian Teachers Test AI Assistant Built for Classrooms https://aibalkans.com/news/serbia/serbian-teachers-test-ai-assistant-built-for-classrooms https://aibalkans.com/news/serbia/serbian-teachers-test-ai-assistant-built-for-classrooms Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:41:32 +0000 Serbia Serbia's Petlja is testing an AI assistant for teachers and developing a locally hosted model designed for the country's education system. Belgrade Puts Clinical AI in Focus at MIND2026 https://aibalkans.com/news/healthcare-ai/belgrade-puts-clinical-ai-in-focus-at-mind2026 https://aibalkans.com/news/healthcare-ai/belgrade-puts-clinical-ai-in-focus-at-mind2026 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:56:59 +0000 Healthcare AI MIND2026 brings doctors and researchers to Belgrade to examine how AI is being used in diagnostics, treatment and clinical healthcare. Kosovo Looks to AI to Promote Tourism https://aibalkans.com/news/kosovo/kosovo-looks-to-ai-to-promote-tourism https://aibalkans.com/news/kosovo/kosovo-looks-to-ai-to-promote-tourism Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:02:04 +0000 Kosovo Kosovo is bringing AI and digitalisation into its tourism strategy through the new RE: TOURISM initiative launched in Pristina.