AI in journalism: The good, the bad, the ugly

The Italian daily newspaper "Il Foglio" writes part of its editions of artificial intelligence. The editor-in-chief wants to initiate a debate, critics warn. By Nikolaus Nützel.

Representatives of the European creative sector, including the European Association of Newspaper Publishers (ENPA) and the European Federation of Journalists (FEJ), urge the European Commission to stop the looting of their content by the major platforms of artificial intelligence. François le Hodey, president of ENPA, explains the motivations and objectives of the Open Letter that creators send to the national and European political authorities.…

AI in journalism: The good, the bad, the ugly

The rise and integration of AI in our daily lives is not a futuristic fantasy, and of course, journalism is not exempt.

Dear Readers, Human creativity and culture are the engines of innovation, including artificial intelligence (AI). However, innovation cannot develop at the expense of human creativity and culture. When AI systems exploit online creative and cultural content – including journalistic material – to power their own services, they unfairly benefit from human labor.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a big topic these days. And the same applies to the media and their functioning. On the one hand, AI is an assistant in the work of journalists, but on the other hand, many unresolved questions remain. Large language models and generative artificial intelligence profit from print and cultural content without consent or fair compensation for authors and publishers. European publishers are therefore publishing an op…