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Aspen Institute's wake-up call for journalism: Embrace AI or risk obsolescence 📰🤖
"Every new technology comes with risks—it's how the media industry responds that determines how (or whether) news providers can prevail." —
Vivian Schiller
Bonus: In need of ideas for AI projects? The report is a goldmine of real-world experiments. Here are some lesser-known innovations:
📊 Spotting patterns: Semafor uses chatbots to assess newsroom performance
📜 Extending reach: Politico summarizes state and federal legislation with AI
🎙️ Transformation: Washington Post uses AI-generated voices for newsletter narration
🏀 Comprehensive coverage: Richland Source covers 10,000 Ohio high school sports games yearly with AI
🔑 Summarization: Gannett adds AI-generated bullet points to stories
🌍 Translation: Finnish broadcaster Yle built an AI tool to reach Ukrainian immigrants
🎥 Internal info: AP's Merlin tool pinpoints key video moments
🗳️ Civic engagement: Spotlight PA's AI assistant answers election questions
🗣️ Personalization: Baltimore Times customizes health news with AI voice readers
🎯 Targeted ads: NYT's AI tool aligns content with advertisers' focus
💼 Conversion: WSJ uses ML to boost subscription renewals
A must-read for all in media: https://aspendigital.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Aspen-Digital_Here-Come-the-Robots_July-2024.pdf
#AIinJournalism #MediaInnovation #FutureofNews
"Every new technology comes with risks—it's how the media industry responds that determines how (or whether) news providers can prevail." —
Vivian Schiller
Bonus: In need of ideas for AI projects? The report is a goldmine of real-world experiments. Here are some lesser-known innovations:
📊 Spotting patterns: Semafor uses chatbots to assess newsroom performance
📜 Extending reach: Politico summarizes state and federal legislation with AI
🎙️ Transformation: Washington Post uses AI-generated voices for newsletter narration
🏀 Comprehensive coverage: Richland Source covers 10,000 Ohio high school sports games yearly with AI
🔑 Summarization: Gannett adds AI-generated bullet points to stories
🌍 Translation: Finnish broadcaster Yle built an AI tool to reach Ukrainian immigrants
🎥 Internal info: AP's Merlin tool pinpoints key video moments
🗳️ Civic engagement: Spotlight PA's AI assistant answers election questions
🗣️ Personalization: Baltimore Times customizes health news with AI voice readers
🎯 Targeted ads: NYT's AI tool aligns content with advertisers' focus
💼 Conversion: WSJ uses ML to boost subscription renewals
A must-read for all in media: https://aspendigital.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Aspen-Digital_Here-Come-the-Robots_July-2024.pdf
#AIinJournalism #MediaInnovation #FutureofNews