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AI is already reshaping newsrooms, AP study finds

Despite ethical concerns, nearly 70% of newsroom staffers recruited for an Associated Press survey say they’re using generative AI to create content
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Your newsroom needs an AI ethics policy. Start here.

Until we create standards around artificial intelligence — even though it’s early in the game — we are holding back innovation
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How should we value news used by AI? A checklist for publishers

AI companies need quality information. News publishers have it. Should they share it? And how much should they get for it?
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Journalism must cover AI as a shared future that awaits us all, whether we want it or not

An assessment of the boons, banes and boondoggles awaiting an unwary public without follow-up coverage
Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell, right, in a live conversation with MediaWise director Alex Mahadevan at Poynter’s annual meeting with its advisory board on Monday, Feb. 26, in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Chris Kozlowski/Poynter)

The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell explains why AI is like a karaoke machine

Harwell has spent the past six years covering AI and the influence of algorithms on daily life
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Welcome to Willy’s AI catastrophe

Many are worried about drastic societal changes brought about by AI, but the misuse of Willy Wonka and Selena Gomez showed other terrible use cases
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