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Should journalism embrace AI? Or run from it?

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

We start with the latest episode of “The Poynter Report Podcast,” which is out today. My guest is Alex Mahadevan, director of Poynter’s MediaWise and a member of Poynter’s faculty.

He is also the co-author of Poynter’s first-ever AI ethics guide. And that’s what our conversation is about: artificial intelligence. Specifically, artificial intelligence and journalism.

Should journalism run from AI? Or embrace it? Why are we scared of it? How can we put AI to good use? And how can we avoid the dangers of AI?

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