Artificial intelligence is at the confluence of forces concentrated media ownership, the dominance of social media platforms that are harming press freedoms and the work of journalists. But the WatchDog Opinion column warns AI may quickly further problems of disinformation and censorship. Here’s why, along with some hopeful responses from the journalism profession.
Generative AI systems act like "stochastic parrots," using statistical models to guess word orders and pixel placements. That s incompatible with a free press that commands its own words.