AI didn’t kill Local News. Could it actually save it?
Local journalism has spent the last two decades fighting for survival. First came the internet. Then Craigslist. Then Google and social media. Now comes AI.
AI fake news network invents the collapse of 47 local Alabama newspapers
A mysterious website used artificial intelligence to fabricate a detailed story about the death of dozens of local Alabama newspapers.
The future of journalism is personal: How The Journal is building AI for readers, not robots
As AI transforms the way news is created and consumed, The Wall Street Journal is reimagining storytelling around trust, personalization, and audience experience.
AI’s reality check: Why Sharon Goldman is looking beyond the hype
As AI transforms business, media, and society, the most important stories are happening far away from Silicon Valley.
EU publishes voluntary code on AI content transparency
The European Commission has published a voluntary Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content.
Tech companies are becoming Media companies. What happens next?
As AI transforms how people discover information, the relationship between technology, media, and audience trust is evolving rapidly.
A newspaper unionized because McClatchy put reporters’ names on AI content
McClatchy told reporters it would use their bylines on AI-generated stories whether they liked it or not. They unionized.
Reuters and Time flip the script on AI bots with blocking whitelists
Two major publishers are blocking all AI bots by default and only letting approved crawlers through.
German court rules Google is liable for false answers in AI Overviews
A German court says Google is on the hook when its AI Overviews wrong.
Cloudflare CEO: Bots have overtaken human traffic online
For the first time, bots account for more web traffic than humans, according to Cloudflare data.
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