Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Journalism
Abstract:
The penetration of artificial intelligence into newsrooms, news agencies, and mass media over the last decade has given journalism a new direction. This research study attempts to take an exploratory approach in order to understand the increasing role of AI in newsroom operations, news production processes, and media technology, along with the pros and cons associated with them. While AI has been successful in developing news narration, many issues are related to its use, especially those opposing conventional journalistic values such as truth, accountability, and transparency. The increasing fuzziness between information produced by AI and that created by human beings raises much more significant issues regarding the credibility and veracity of content developed by these AI systems. This, therefore, calls for keen observation and verification to curb the resultant effects. The integrity of objective reporting is compromised. Journalists must be trained to critically evaluate the authenticity of information as they go by the codes of professionalism. Furthermore, it becomes essential that journalists receive adequate training on the use of AI tools appropriately. On the other side of the coin, influence at large in the media suggests changes in the professional way to maintain objectivity with regard to accountability and maintain a quality of journalism required within this context. For instance, it shows continual responsibility in monitoring and controlling certain ethics while at the same time reducing risks involved that the use of AI with journalism brings along.
