Draft:Artificial intelligence in journalism
Use of Artificial intelligence has become common in journalism. It has been used for automated reporting, text analysis, and image recognition. Automated reporting began in the 2000s, with the Associated Press using natural language generation to document financial earnings.[1]
With the 2022 release of ChatGPT, use of large language models including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in journalism has become widespread.[2][1] According to a 2026 study by the Press Gazette, 79% of journalists surveyed stated they use some form of AI in their work.[3] Some, particularly developers of AI, have positioned its use as an assistant of human journalists, while others have described the technology as unreliable and warning of its potential in facilitating plagiarism and the creation of falsehoods.[4]
History
[edit]In December 2023, The New York Times announced that Zach Seward, the founding editor of Quartz, had been appointed as the first editorial director of artificial intelligence initiatives.[8]
In June 2026, UNESCO started a consultation process for its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News.[10]
In August 2026, after billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller published an article in the Wall Street Journal Opinion section titled "Let the Bond Market Speak," it was revealed that the piece was created using AI. The paper's opinion editor Paul Gigot stated that because it reflected his "genuine opinion," a disclosure that it was made with AI was not needed.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Artificial intelligence and journalism: A systematic bibliometric and thematic analysis of global research - ScienceDirect".
- ↑ Cools, Hannes; Diakopoulos, Nicholas (March 4, 2026). "Uses of Generative AI in the Newsroom: Mapping Journalists' Perceptions of Perils and Possibilities". Journalism Practice. 20 (3). Routledge: 878–896. doi:10.1080/17512786.2024.2394558 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ↑ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/how-journalists-are-using-ai-2026/
- ↑ Chin-Rothmann, Caitlin (August 31, 2023). "Navigating the Risks of Artificial Intelligence on the Digital News Landscape" – via www.csis.org.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27523543241279577
- ↑ https://institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article/2378
- ↑ Peiser, Jaclyn (February 5, 2019). "The Rise of the Robot Reporter" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/media/new-york-times-first-director-ai/index.html
- ↑ https://www.cjr.org/tow_center_reports/artificial-intelligence-in-the-news.php
- ↑ Author, No (September 29, 2026). "AI's reliance on journalism fuels calls to keep newsrooms viable". The Japan Times.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Dupré, Maggie Harrison (August 26, 2026). "Top WSJ Editor Approves AI-Assisted Writing, Says AI is a "Fact of Modern Life" in Major Inflection Point for Media Industry".
- ↑ "How DW uses Artificial Intelligence in journalism". Deutsche Welle. May 29, 2026.