Ask Anika: A new advice column on AI ethics for journalists
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By Anika Collier Navaroli
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
A new technology advice column for journalists launches, addressing ethical and legal questions around AI tools. The first edition explores what happens when journalists feed unpublished work into large language models (LLMs), covering the risks, legal implications, and best practices for using AI in newsrooms responsibly.
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But there's a lot of conflicting advice out there. I'm here to help.
Trained as a journalist and media lawyer, I've spent over a decade developing policies for emerging technologies in newsrooms.
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