Artificial intelligence
On top of a failing business model, newsrooms must navigate the powerful — and not fully reliable — new capabilities of artificial intelligence and the deployment of large language models.
State of the business model | Copyright and intellectual property
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Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
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News view.newsletters.cnn.com ·AI hiring algorithms reject Black, Asian job seekers at higher rates
News www.theregister.com - Articles ·The emerging AI content licensing market puts news publishers in a 'double bind,' a new report warns
News Nieman Lab ·The Economist launches a dedicated ChatGPT app
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News TechCrunch ·Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country
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News Nieman Reports ·Pope Leo and human intelligence
News commentary BuzzMachine ·Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical
News nytimes.com ·The Fight for Civil Rights in the Age of AI
News Tech Policy Press ·AI-Writing Scandals Are Getting Very Confusing
News commentary theatlantic.com ·Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue
News www.theregister.com - Articles ·in brief
The web hurt the news business. Will AI hurt it more?
Who owns the future?
Some 30 years after the arrival of the first modern web browser — an initial, small crack in the economic foundation of the news business — the widespread availability of artificial intelligence services make urgent the question once again. The press of a different future, the question of ownership, is being felt keenly in any information business: data, news, entertainment, art. AI will create wealth, people are betting, but how will that wealth be distributed?
July 9, 2025
resources
The Journalist’s Resource: AI in the newsroom: What researchers learned from the AP and the BBC
Congressional Research Service: Generative artificial intelligence and copyright law
Congressional Research Service: The macroeconomic effects of artificial intelligence
Congressional Research Service: Section 230 immunity and generative artificial intelligence
Congressional Research Service: Generative artificial intelligence and data privacy: a primer
Congressional Research Service: How generative artificial intelligence is changing work