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LinkedIn’s war on AI filler: Here’s what gets suppressed

May 18, 2026

LinkedIn is purging AI-generated filler from your feed, and it has a pretty specific idea of what counts as slop.

Read moreLinkedIn’s war on AI filler: Here’s what gets suppressed
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ArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they let AI write their papers

May 18, 2026

ArXiv just made it a bannable offense to let AI do the writing and skip the proofreading.

Read moreArXiv will ban researchers for a year if they let AI write their papers
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Microsoft Clarity’s new Citations tool gives publishers a new window into AI-driven discovery

May 16, 2026

Microsoft Clarity's Citations feature moves to general availability, giving publishers a view into AI-driven discovery.

Read moreMicrosoft Clarity’s new Citations tool gives publishers a new window into AI-driven discovery
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Independent journalism’s AI reckoning: A new report maps the stakes

May 14, 2026

A new white paper maps the promises and perils of AI-driven data markets for press freedom.

Read moreIndependent journalism’s AI reckoning: A new report maps the stakes
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AI won’t save local news. But it might reinvent it.

May 14, 2026

Local journalism is collapsing under old business models. The next version may be more dependent on AI than most newsrooms are ready to admit.

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Read moreAI won’t save local news. But it might reinvent it.
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Cate Blanchett Backs New AI Rights Nonprofit

May 12, 2026

RSL Media ia a nonprofit that wants to give every person a machine-readable way to control how AI uses their work.

Read moreCate Blanchett Backs New AI Rights Nonprofit
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Google tags AI overview links from publications you subscribe to

May 7, 2026

Google will now label AI search results from publications you pay for, part of a broader citation update.

Read moreGoogle tags AI overview links from publications you subscribe to
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Scott Turow and Five Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training Data

May 6, 2026

Scott Turow and five major publishers sued Meta for using copyrighted books to train its Llama AI model. The complaint cites pirate sites and internal messages about sidestepping licensing deals.

Read moreScott Turow and Five Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training Data
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AI is supercharging online abuse of women journalists, UN study finds

May 6, 2026

Reports of online violence against women journalists have doubled since 2020, with deepfakes and leaked intimate images driving a mental health crisis in newsrooms.

Read moreAI is supercharging online abuse of women journalists, UN study finds
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AI-generated ‘Epstein Files’ podcast hits 2 million downloads, raising alarms over invisible editorial judgment

May 6, 2026

A new automated series built from 3 million documents shows how synthetic voices can perform journalistic authority without anyone taking responsibility.

Read moreAI-generated ‘Epstein Files’ podcast hits 2 million downloads, raising alarms over invisible editorial judgment
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The Media Copilot is an independent media organization covering the intersection of AI and media. Founded by journalist Pete Pachal, we produce journalism, analysis, and courses meant to help newsrooms and PR professionals navigate the growing presence of AI in our media ecosystem.

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