Is journalism about to hit its ‘AI inflection point?’
Mainstream AI attention is turning “more content” into a newsroom coping strategy. Here’s the move that actually matters.
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How Patch uses Dataminr to keep its breaking news edge
A hyperlocal network built on speed now relies on AI-powered alerts to spot fires, crashes and crises across 1,900 communities.
Cleveland editor defends AI-written stories, sparks debate about reporting vs. writing
A Cleveland newsroom's decision to have AI write story drafts while reporters focus solely on gathering information has reignited the debate over AI's role in journalism.
Ars Technica pulls story after discovering AI hallucinated quotes
Ars Technica's AI reporter used AI tools to extract quotes, got hallucinated text, and violated outlet policy in cautionary tale for newsrooms.
Fake news at machine speed: inside AI’s impact on media trust
Poynter’s Alex Mahadevan explains how newsrooms can use AI without losing the fundamentals of verification, context, and accountability.
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The worst thing AI did to misinformation was make it ordinary
AI is making scams and bad info routine. Journalists can't chase every lie, but they can teach people how to verify.
Former NPR host sues Google, claims NotebookLM cloned his voice without permission
David Greene says an AI forensic analysis found his voice was used to train the podcast tool.
OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to build ‘next generation of personal agents’
The viral open-source AI assistant will become a foundation project that OpenAI continues to support.
How the Star Tribune turned high school sports traffic into subscription revenue
By consolidating 17 decentralized high school sports websites into a single platform, the Star Tribune created subscription revenue that outperforms general news coverage by 4x
European publishers sue Google over AI training on news articles
Traffic to publisher websites has dropped 33 percent since Google started using their content to train AI.