” … it’s humans first and humans last, with a little bit of powerful, generative AI in the middle to make the difference.”
– Zach Seward
The new AI editor at The New York Times says AI models are good at bringing order to messy facts and copy, but problems accelerate when human judgment isn’t in the loop. Zach Seward gave a comprehensive review of AI in newsrooms in a talk at the South by Southwest event this year, and the Reuter’s Institute posted his full remarks with permission.
AI news that’s fit to print: The New York Times’ new AI leader on what this powerful tech can do for journalism | REUTER’S INSTITUTE | March 13th, 2024 | by Zach Seward