Category: Academic papers
Automation, bots and algorithms in newsmaking. Impact and quality of artificial journalism | Miguel Túñez-López et al
The authors provide a thorough account of the progression ‘from artisan journalism to artificial journalism.‘ They compare writing by algorithms…
The global landscape of AI ethics guidelines | Jobin et al
Seventy-four sets of ethical guidelines have been developed for AI since 2016. It makes a total of 84 ethics documents…
Artificial Intelligence and Journalism | Broussard et al
This article from JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONS QUARTERLY is like reading the opening remarks from a well produced panel. Six…
Atomising the news: The (In)Flexibility of Structured Journalism | Jones & Jones
Automated systems present trade-offs in craft. In the academic journal DIGITAL JOURNALISM, authors Rhianne Jones and Bronwyn Jones examine two…
Making Artificial Intelligence Work for Investigative Journalism | Stray
‘AI has barely touched investigative journalism, let alone transformed it.’ Benefits of AI in investigative journalism should be weighed against…
How to Blend Journalistic Expertise with Artificial Intelligence for Research and Verifying News Stories | Missaoui et al
How do journalists perceive artificial intelligence? Six UK researchers wanted to find out to help develop an AI tool that…
Mirroring to Build Trust in Digital Assistants | Metcalf et al
The chattiness of an AI-generated voice impacts how much it’s trusted and varies by user, according to researchers at Apple….
Good News, Everyone! Context driven entity-aware captioning for news images | Biten et al
Ali Furken Biten and his co-authors report about an algorithm that can improve automated caption writing. Algorithms only know what…
Trust in Public Policy Algorithms | Kennedy et al
‘We find a stunning degree of trust in algorithms relative to other sources across all of the experiments.’ There is…
The Bright Future of News Automation | Linden
Carl-Gustav Linden says images of robots at keyboards don’t depict the real story of automated journalism. Current developments are simply…
Chatbots on the Rise: A New Narrative in Journalism | Veglis & Maniou
Andres Veglis & Theodora A. Maniou offer a high-level survey of the evolution of chatbots, their uses in news, and…
What kind of news gatekeepers do we want machines to be? Filter bubbles, fragmentation, and the normative dimensions of algorithmic recommendations | Nechushtai & Lewis
Efrat Nechushtai and Seth Lewis burst filter bubbles in this paper about choices made by news algorithms. They researched automated…
Libel by Algorithm? Automated Journalism and the Threat of Legal Liability | Lewis et al
Seth Lewis and his co-authors examine culpability when possible wrongs result from news stories generated by algorithms. They conduct their…
Putting Europe’s Robots on the Map: Automated journalism in news agencies | Fanta
Alexander Fanta looks at European news organizations using AI-enabled tools. His paper presents insights about current practices and opinions from…
When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts | Grace et al
When Katja Grace and co-authors first released this paper in June 2017, it provoked worldwide headlines. Their findings showed AI…
Automating judgment? Algorithmic judgment, news knowledge, and journalistic professionalism | Carlson
Matt Carlson says algorithms may challenge journalistic authority. He argues that journalistic judgement and algorithmic judgement should not be intertwined….
The Robot as Cub Reporter: Law’s Emerging Role in Cognitive Journalism | Kirley
Elizabeth Kirley foresees a rise in ‘cognitive journalism.’ She examines the legal norms this may challenge, including how the law…
Ethical Challenges of Algorithmic Journalism | Dörr & Hollnbuchner
Konstantin Nicholas Dörr and Katharina Hollnbuchner present a framework for considering ethical issues when algorithms generate news. AUTHORS Konstantin Nicholas…
Giving Computers a Nose for News: Exploring the limits of story detection and verification | Thurman et al
Using algorithms for story discovery heralds a new phase for social media says Neil Thurman and his co-authors. They look…
Mapping the field of Algorithmic Journalism | Dörr
Konstantin Dörr examines Natural Language Generation (NLG) and its uses for preparing news. He includes analysis based on talks with…
Media Law and Copyright Implications of Automated Journalism | Weeks
Lin Weeks lays out questions for case law when news writing is automated. She wrote the paper while a J.D….
The Robotic Reporter: Automated journalism and the redefinition of labor, compositional forms, and journalistic authority | Carlson
Matt Carlson points out how algorithmic reporting may challenge journalistic authority. His paper includes an account of the formative period…
Algorithmic Accountability | Diakopoulos
Nick Diakopoulos examines the power of algorithms. He considers how they function, their influence in society, and suggests approaches to…
Artificial Intelligence as a Positive and Negative Factor in Global Risk | Yudkowsky
‘It is acceptable to fail at AI and at Friendly AI. It is acceptable to succeed at AI and at Friendly AI. What…