{"id":2289356,"date":"2024-07-05T05:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalism-in-the-age-of-bots-wheres-that-news-coming-from-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T05:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:34:00","slug":"journalism-in-the-age-of-bots-wheres-that-news-coming-from-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalism-in-the-age-of-bots-wheres-that-news-coming-from-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism in the age of bots: Where\u2019s that news coming from? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjournalism-in-the-age-of-bots-wheres-that-news-coming-from-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the\u2062 age of AI-generated content, the\u2063 future of journalism remains \u200cuncertain. While AI can provide benefits such as faster news delivery and\u2063 better tools for fact-checking,\u200b it also\u200c poses risks like bias\u200d and misinformation. The \u2064role of human journalists is likely\u2063 to shift to editing and \u2064curating content generated by AI, ensuring accuracy\u2062 and truth. Despite the rise of AI, the \u200cvalue of human judgment and accountability\u200c in journalism remains irreplaceable. It&#8217;s still too early to\u2062 predict\u200b the full impact of AI on journalism, but institutions\u200d like traditional newspapers are expected to endure by adapting to the changing landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Magazine &#8211; Business <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Journalism in the age of bots: Where\u2019s that news coming from?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/nick-thomas\/\">Nick Thomas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T05:25:00-04:00\">July 5, 2024 5:25 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1524803\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Back in the good old days, a president could be brought down by <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/smartphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"telephone calls\">telephone calls<\/a>, exceptional \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2750812\/deep-throat-whistleblower-lawyer-says-clients-identity-could-remain-unknown-for-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Deep Throat<\/a>\u201d sourcing in underground parking lots, and, of course, extensive and dogged reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Now, apparently, all we must do is type in a few words, and stories can be written in a matter of seconds by robots. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/221903\/woodward-and-bernstein-brand-trump-the-first-seditious-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Woodward and Bernstein<\/a> this is not.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Illustration by Tatiana Lozano \/ Washington Examiner; Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the more egregious examples of inaccurate or downright untrue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">artificial intelligence<\/a>-generated stories<\/a> are often the ones that make the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>A German magazine, for example, claimed to have interviewed stricken former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher and his family in person, and it turned out to be completely AI-driven. The Schumacher family successfully sued the magazine for EUR 200,000, or $215,000.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>San Francisco-based<\/a> news outlet, Hoodline, has passed all its content off as written by real journalists where everything, including the reporters, is generated by artificial intelligence. NewsBreak, one of the most popular news aggregation apps in the United States with suspicious ties to the Chinese government, completely fictionalized a story last Christmas of a mass shooting in a random New Jersey town generated solely by artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OpenAI and News Corp. ink content agreement<\/h2>\n<p>Extreme examples aside, it may be more appropriate to focus on the likes of a recent agreement between OpenAI and News Corporation, the owners of the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> and the<em> Times<\/em>, among other publications. Such agreements, and OpenAI has made similar ones with other publications such as the<em> Financial Times<\/em>, are more likely to shape the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/journalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>journalism<\/a> than clearly inaccurate fake stories generated by bots.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was greeted with large amounts of fanfare, at least by the two companies involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe an historic agreement will set new standards for veracity, for virtue and for value in the digital age,\u201d claimed Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp. \u201cWe are delighted to have found principled partners in Sam Altman and his trusty, talented team who understand the commercial and social significance of journalists and journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with News Corp. is a proud moment for journalism and technology,\u201d added Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. \u201cTogether, we are setting the foundation for a future where AI deeply respects, enhances, and upholds the standards of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-labels-trump-town-hall-host-a-world-class-journalist-after-event-totally-backfires\/\" title=\"CNN praises Trump town hall host despite event&#039;s failure.\">world-class journalism<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the deal, OpenAI will have access to News Corp. material across a wide variety of the group\u2019s publications for use in training its chatbots and to help answer user questions.<\/p>\n<p>Such an approach has not, however, been universally cheered. The<em> New York Times<\/em>, in late 2023, for example, sued OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of effectively stealing the work of its journalists for use in training chatbots.<\/p>\n<p>Federal regulators, too, are taking note of such content agreements and beginning to investigate whether they are actually legal or not.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handmade versus AI<\/h2>\n<p>As AI increases its influence in journalism, there could be a distinction between what Ed Watal, CEO of strategy consultancy Intellibus, calls \u201chandmade news\u201d and AI-generated content.<\/p>\n<p>While such AI-generated content will be quicker to the page, there could be delays in such \u201chandmade news,\u201d news that journalists write from scratch like the old days and don\u2019t use AI to generate any content. That said, such from-scratch news may be a lot closer to one of the fundamentals of journalism, namely getting to the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future of truth in journalism may be \u2018handmade news,\u2019 it\u2019s a day late, but it\u2019s true,\u201d Watal said. \u201cAI-generated content may over time drown out good journalism unless the AI algorithms are trained to make the distinction between AI-generated news versus handmade news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as possibly eventually drowning out traditional journalism, AI-generated news may not adhere to the same ethical and investigative standards of journalism generated by actual humans, warned Sean Vosler, founder of MovableType.ai, a book publishing company focused on AI. Bias and misinformation may also be greater with AI-generated content, he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, such possible dangers also come with clear benefits, Vosler said. AI-generated content can reach a wider audience and help journalists by providing better tools for fact-checking and data analysis.<\/p>\n<p>In an AI-driven age, human journalists will continue to have a highly significant role to play, Watal at Intellibus said. It\u2019s just that their roles may change into a more editing and curator-type play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe responsibility of the journalist, however, stays with them as they continue to deal with the trade-off of speed versus accuracy,\u201d he said. \u201cJournalists will still be the guardians of truth, reviewing and approving the content that AI generates and doing handmade or AI-based research to seek the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The human touch<\/h2>\n<p>However, AI will never be able to replace the inherent value of human journalists caring about the communities and societies they serve, said Mary Beth West, a senior strategist for Knoxville, Tennessee-based Fletcher Marketing PR, business consultant, and ethics expert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch care matters. Its relevance is evergreen,\u201d she said. \u201cHuman judgment and accountability are irreplaceable. Likewise, news media must also be accountable to the editorial choices they make \u2014 because those choices have consequences, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AI-generated content is still a relatively new reality, and it may just be too early and even foolhardy to say exactly what effects it will have on the future of journalism. Much remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> Times<\/em> has been printed since 1785. Who\u2019s to know whether it will still be around in something approaching its current form in 2085? But Vosler at MovableType.ai is confident it will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstitutions like the <em>Times<\/em> will endure by integrating these technologies responsibly and preserving the core principles of journalism,\u201d he said. \u201cBy 2085, we can expect a symbiotic relationship where AI supports and enhances the work of human journalists, rather than replacing them entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the safest thing to say is that much will depend on bad actors and good ones countering them. It will be a societal decision as to what eventually wins out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe primary driver of whether the<em> Times<\/em> and other news media will still be around in 2085 will be whether society\u2019s intellectual quality and discernment will economically allow proper news media to exist,\u201d West said. \u201cThe onus is on us, society at large.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the record, this article was completely handmade with no use of any artificial intelligence and written by a real human.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nick Thomas is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-op-ed-showing-sex-kink-to-children-encourages-self-expression\/\" title=\"WaPo Op-Ed: Showing Sex \u2018Kink\u2019 To Children Encourages \u2018Self-Expression\u2019\">writer based<\/a> in Denver, Colorado.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1524803\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1524803\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Journalism in the age of bots: Where is news originating from? In the past, presidents could be brought down by investigative reporting, but now stories can be generated by robots with just a few words. Some examples of inaccurate AI-generated stories have made headlines, such as a magazine falsely claiming to have interviewed Michael Schumacher. However, agreements between AI companies like OpenAI and News Corporation may have a bigger impact on the future of journalism. As AI becomes more prevalent in journalism, there may be a distinction between AI-generated content and &#8220;handmade news&#8221; written by journalists without AI assistance. While AI-generated content may have benefits like reaching a wider audience, it may also lack the ethical and investigative standards of human-generated journalism. Human journalists will still play a significant role in reviewing and approving AI-generated content, ensuring accuracy and truth. AI can enhance the work of human journalists, but it will never replace the value of human judgment and accountability in journalism. 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