Insider’s Global Editor-in-Chief, Nich Carlson, has issued a company memo announcing that their journalists, editors and producers should look into utilizing ChatGPT and other AI technologies to aid their reporting and help them write stories faster and more accurately. ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence startup, can assist in inferring ideas, research, and help writers generate unique headlines and summarizing complex texts. Utilizing AI such as ChatGPT as a reporting tool also has its own risk such as the introduction of false information, bias, and even plagiarism. In order to protect Insider journalists from any journalistic disaster, a team has been assembled to experiment with AI as a word processor and report back their findings.
The team will be warned of the potential danger associated with the issues mentioned earlier. Carlon emphasized that the AI should not be used to produce sentences directly and that it should be used as a starting platform to help guide the direction of the article. He suggested ideas on how to use ChatGPT that include using it to generate outlines, suggested edits, SEO-optimized headlines, summarizing articles, and generating questions for interviews. Finally, he reminded the team to remain vigilant by keeping sensitive information off ChatGPT and making sure that any conversations with the bot remain private.
ChatGPT is one of the many AI platforms being embraced and welcomed into newsrooms as a tool for journalists. It has been found to help bust through writer’s block, sparking creativity, aiding in research, and generating ideas. AI can also help save editors and writers precious time by eliminating typos and making copy more readable and concise. With the tools available, writers can generate compelling, high-quality articles that can potentially rank well in Google search results.
Though the use of AI for journalism is still in its nascent stages, companies like Insider are starting to recognize the potential of such a powerful tool. The future is an exciting one, with AI potentially transforming the traditional ways of journalism in the coming years.
