US EditionGrowing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?
ProPublica journalists, represented by the NewsGuild, seek contract terms on AI use including disclosure and job protections amid ongoing union negotiations.
- During first-contract talks, ProPublica journalists pressed for enforceable AI rules, walked picket lines earlier this month, and authorized willingness to strike, signaling credible job-action pressure.
- Industrywide, editors and reporters face challenges as rushed AI use caused errors at Bloomberg, Business Insider, Wired, and Los Angeles Times within the past year, while The Associated Press pioneered AI contract clauses in 2023.
- The union is demanding clauses that guarantee AI won’t eliminate jobs, require journalist involvement, and ProPublica proposes expanded severance for AI-related layoffs.
- ProPublica has rejected some union requests, the union said, while spokesman Tyson Evans said management is exploring AI with "both curiosity and skepticism"; few expect this dispute to be the last in the broader news industry.
- Two New York state lawmakers introduced legislation this month requiring AI disclaimers, while research shows most news consumers want disclosure despite it lowering trust.
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Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of
Like so many sectors of the economy, the news industry is hurtling toward a future where artificial intelligence plays a major role — grappling with questions about how much the technology is used, what consumers should be told about it, whether anything can be done for the journalists who will be left behind. These issues were on the minds of reporters for the independent outlet ProPublica as they walked picket lines earlier this month. They’re…
Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?
Journalists at the investigative outlet ProPublica have pledged to strike if negotiations for a contract don't take a turn — in what is believed would be the first such job action in the news industry where a dispute over how to deal with artificial in...
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