Independent journalism’s AI reckoning: A new report maps the stakes
A new white paper maps the promises and perils of AI-driven data markets for press freedom.
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Cate Blanchett Backs New AI Rights Nonprofit
RSL Media ia a nonprofit that wants to give every person a machine-readable way to control how AI uses their work.
Google tags AI overview links from publications you subscribe to
Google will now label AI search results from publications you pay for, part of a broader citation update.
Scott Turow and Five Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training Data
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.
AI is supercharging online abuse of women journalists, UN study finds
Reports of online violence against women journalists have doubled since 2020, with deepfakes and leaked intimate images driving a mental health crisis in newsrooms.
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AI-generated ‘Epstein Files’ podcast hits 2 million downloads, raising alarms over invisible editorial judgment
A new automated series built from 3 million documents shows how synthetic voices can perform journalistic authority without anyone taking responsibility.
Spyware and AI surveillance targeting journalist on the rise, IFJ warns
Press freedom organization alarmed over 128 journalists killed in 2025. The tools targeting journalists are no longer limited to intelligence agencies.
GPT-5.5 Is ‘Our Smartest Model Yet,’ Says Company With History of Saying That
OpenAI's most capable model yet matches GPT-5.4 latency — while outperforming it across coding, science, and knowledge work benchmarks.
Alliance for Audited Media opens ethical AI certification to publishers
The move signals a push to bring industry-wide accountability to AI adoption in newsrooms.
Gist GEO launches to fix AI’s brand blind spot, backed by $75M and the inventor of pay-per-click
Brands have been flying blind in AI search. Gist GEO wants to change that.