The PublicSource approach to AI in local journalism

The PublicSource approach to AI in local journalism

Roughly two years ago, I worked with a PublicSource reporter on a story about how college professors were grappling with ChatGPT, then a newcomer in the AI world. Some were trying to guard against it. Others saw it as just another thing to watch for in the cheating detection game. And one professor, who led our story, proposed introducing it to students — working with them openly to explore what the tool could do.That acceptance of change — coup…