AI is both a threat and an opportunity for journalism.

London School of Economics surveyed over 100 news organisations from 46 countries about using AI and related technologies between April and July, 2023.

More than half of those surveyed (60 per cent) had concerns about the ethical implications of AI on journalistic values including accuracy, fairness and transparency. Journalism is undergoing metamorphosis on account of technology — the change is exciting, but at the same time scary.

Around 85 per cent respondents experimented with generative AI such as ChatGPT or Google Bard for different tasks — writing summaries and generating headlines. Almost 60 per cent had reservations. Journalists have recognised the time saving benefits of AI with tasks such as interview transcription.

Journalists acknowledge the need for checking AI-generated content by a human.