Difference between revisions of "Artificial Intelligence in Journalism"
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| − | Artificial-intelligence journalism, or AI journalism, is the use of artificial intelligence software and other algorithmic processes to assist in or fully automate aspects of the journalistic process. The AI algorithms used in | + | Artificial-intelligence journalism, or AI journalism, is the use of artificial intelligence software and other algorithmic processes to assist in or fully automate aspects of the journalistic process. The AI algorithms used in this are generally categorized through a few broad categories: data collection, content generation, information verification, and news dissemination.<ref>https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/2/2/14</ref> The programs that fall into these general categories each play important roles in the story production process, and the combination of their individual output is what amounts to articles that require limited human interaction to generate. The behavior and capabilities of any automated software depends on the developers approach to creating the program, and this ultimately dictates the quality of the article that AI journalism is capable of creating. While there are no guidelines for the way in which these software function, typically, they follow a similar process. It involves an algorithm that is capable of scanning large amounts of provided data, identifying and piecing together key points gathered from the data, and combining this information to generate a human-readable piece. Aspects of writing like tone, expressiveness, and style are customizable, and largely dependent on the data which the AI algorithm was trained on. |
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Revision as of 18:39, 27 January 2023
Artificial-intelligence journalism, or AI journalism, is the use of artificial intelligence software and other algorithmic processes to assist in or fully automate aspects of the journalistic process. The AI algorithms used in this are generally categorized through a few broad categories: data collection, content generation, information verification, and news dissemination.[1] The programs that fall into these general categories each play important roles in the story production process, and the combination of their individual output is what amounts to articles that require limited human interaction to generate. The behavior and capabilities of any automated software depends on the developers approach to creating the program, and this ultimately dictates the quality of the article that AI journalism is capable of creating. While there are no guidelines for the way in which these software function, typically, they follow a similar process. It involves an algorithm that is capable of scanning large amounts of provided data, identifying and piecing together key points gathered from the data, and combining this information to generate a human-readable piece. Aspects of writing like tone, expressiveness, and style are customizable, and largely dependent on the data which the AI algorithm was trained on.
The idea
https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2095&context=honors_capstone
https://sciencemediahub.eu/2019/10/08/the-use-of-ai-in-data-journalism-what-are-the-ethical-implications/
https://cedarvalleysentinel.com/journalism-ai-and-ethics/#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20use%20of%20AI,and%20prejudices%20of%20their%20creators.
https://www.futurity.org/ai-journalism-2778042-2/?fbclid=IwAR3rb0pZAVbzhVSSMmgXEUTYNwMmZgIFRuOZDxol8m_raeli7ruePMM_Dug
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/2/2/14
After doing some research it appears that the use of AI in journalism shows some significant promise One of the things that are on a lot of individuals' minds is the future of journalism jobs and the need for a human element to add an emotional flare to the work and accuracy of the information which can be challenging to quantify as much of journalism is dependent on both fact and the interpretation and emotional reaction of the points, the latter of which may be hard to replicate using solely AI. The other ethical implication of AI is the dependency on it to be free of bias which is something that is worth considering since it can be difficult to understand the inputs and logic of the AI reporting inaccuracies or even with a particular lens with the guise of being accurate is dangerous due to the implications of inciting one particular group. Lastly it would serve best to use AI in conjunction with human journalists because a symbiotic relationship would work best in order to ameliorate the problems of reporting that could result from AI dependency.
