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posted an update Jul 25
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Aspen Institute's wake-up call for journalism: Embrace AI or risk obsolescence ๐Ÿ“ฐ๐Ÿค–

"Every new technology comes with risksโ€”it's how the media industry responds that determines how (or whether) news providers can prevail." โ€”
Vivian Schiller
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Bonus: In need of ideas for AI projects? The report is a goldmine of real-world experiments. Here are some lesser-known innovations:

๐Ÿ“Š Spotting patterns: Semafor uses chatbots to assess newsroom performance
๐Ÿ“œ Extending reach: Politico summarizes state and federal legislation with AI
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Transformation: Washington Post uses AI-generated voices for newsletter narration
๐Ÿ€ Comprehensive coverage: Richland Source covers 10,000 Ohio high school sports games yearly with AI
๐Ÿ”‘ Summarization: Gannett adds AI-generated bullet points to stories
๐ŸŒ Translation: Finnish broadcaster Yle built an AI tool to reach Ukrainian immigrants
๐ŸŽฅ Internal info: AP's Merlin tool pinpoints key video moments
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Civic engagement: Spotlight PA's AI assistant answers election questions
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Personalization: Baltimore Times customizes health news with AI voice readers
๐ŸŽฏ Targeted ads: NYT's AI tool aligns content with advertisers' focus
๐Ÿ’ผ 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
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