Is AI Coming for Our News?

September 26, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

Journalism professor Robert Quigley answers our burning questions about AI and journalism.

A human silhouette made up of the text in a newspaper article shakes hands with a robot silhouette also made up of newspaper text

Elements of the cover image for this episode were generated using Midjourney and Photoshop’s generative AI tools. Photo-Illustration: Martha Morales.


How much of our news is AI-generated right now and how might that change? With more and more misinformation posing as news, how can we sort out fact from fiction? And, in the face of falling revenue, can AI help save the news industry?

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