Artificial intelligence
refers to the capacity of computers to carry out operations like learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and perception that normally call for human intelligence.
Fun Fact:
A study done by the Thompson Reuters Foundation found that about 80% of the journalists they spoke to use AI for a wide variety of tasks.
Who Invented chat gpt?
ChatGPT was created by OpenAI, an AI research company. It started as a nonprofit company in 2015. The CEO is Sam Altman, who also co-founded the company. Chat GTP was first realesed in 2022 as a free reaserch preview. It is currently still available for free but there is also a premiume version.
Threat to Journalism
Main reasons why people persieve AI to be a threat to Journalism. 1. The threat of misinformation: ake news, images, and videos increasingly makes it harder to distingish what is real or not. 2. The threat of job displacment: AI tools can write articles on their own.
AI as a usefull tool in Journalism
Although AI can be a threat to journalism, If used the right way, It can also be a useful tool. AI can be helpful with things like transcribing audio, organizing and identifying trends in data, language translation or fact checking. Ai won't replace the human connection side of journalism, but It can be helpful with the less enjoyable data driven tasks.
"AI won't replace journalists, it will give them superpowers" -Xana O'Neill,