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Charlie Beckett

November 18th, 2019

New powers, new responsibilities. A global survey of journalism and artificial intelligence

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Charlie Beckett

November 18th, 2019

New powers, new responsibilities. A global survey of journalism and artificial intelligence

0 comments | 291 shares

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

DOWNLOAD THE JOURNALISM AI REPORT

The JournalismAI report is based on a survey of 71 news organisations in 32 different countries regarding artificial intelligence and associated technologies. A wide range of journalists working with AI answered questions about their understanding of AI, how it was used in their newsrooms, and their views on the wider potential and risks for the news industry.

What emerges from this research is that artificial intelligence (AI) is a significant part of journalism already but it is unevenly distributed. AI is giving journalists more power, but with that comes editorial and ethical responsibilities.

The future impact of AI is uncertain but it has the potential for wide-ranging and profound influence on how journalism is made and consumed. AI can free up journalists to work on creating better journalism at a time when the news industry is fighting for economic sustainability and for public trust and relevance. It can also help the public cope with a world of news overload and misinformation and to connect them in a convenient way to credible content that is relevant, useful and stimulating for their lives.

This report is not a manual for implementation, but rather an introduction to and discussion of journalism and AI. We hope it will help newsrooms make decisions around strategy, and think proactively about the ethical and editorial challenges, as well as the potential implications of adopting these new technologies.

About JournalismAI

JournalismAI is a project of POLIS – the journalism think-tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science – in collaboration with the Google News Initiative. Through research and training, the project aims to educate and inform newsrooms about the potential offered by AI-powered technologies, while nurturing an international network of news innovators.

You can watch a video of Charlie Beckett’s presentation of the report at its launch event here.

The author welcomes feedback on this report at C.H.Beckett@lse.ac.uk

If you want to be involved in future JournalismAI initiatives, do not hesitate to get in touch with Mattia at M.Peretti@lse.ac.uk

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Charlie Beckett

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