Tag: AI Fundamentals
The generative AI revolution has begun – how did we get here? | ARS TECHNICA
Ars Technica traces the trajectory points to where are with large language models (LLMs) capturing widespread attention. The piece leaves what’s next for readers to figure out but provides ample evidence of how we got here, explained clearly. Processing language…
Oxford Internet Institute + Google explain AI
‘J’ is for journalism in an A-Z explainer about AI published online by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) in collaboration with Google. The outcome is 26 short takes on a range of entry-level topics. Items also can be arranged by…
An ethical checklist for robot journalism
by Tom Kent Feb 24, 2015 Updated October 2019 It’s routine now for news organizations to use artificial intelligence to write news. Robots are regularly transforming data into stories, and stories into multimedia presentations. As more organizations start deploying AI,…
GLOSSARY: Common terms in journalism + AI
by Andrew Cochran April 16, 2019 updated October 2019 AUGMENTED NEWSROOM – When journalistic work is assisted by intelligent machines as a matter of routine. AUTOMATED JOURNALISM – When news stories are prepared by machines acting by predetermined parameters. Example…
What is artificial intelligence?
by Andrew Cochran January 3, 2019 updated October 2019 There’s never been an accepted definition of human intelligence. This makes its artificial form hard to define — as intelligent as what? It comes down to how the results are perceived. A…
How is artificial intelligence used in journalism?
by Andrew Cochran January 1, 2019 updated October 2019 AI systems in newsrooms are doing tasks not jobs. Examples are outputting templated stories from structured data or clustering social media posts to flag breaking stories. Three themes have emerged: 1…
Is deep learning the same as AI & machine learning?
by Andrew Cochran December 30, 2018 updated October 2019 It’s confusing when terms mean the same thing — sometimes. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning are often used interchangeably. In one way, they are the same: But not all…
How do algorithms work?
by Andrew Cochran December 2018updated October 2019 Algorithms are sets of instructions — some say like recipes — for computers to reach an outcome. All forms of AI use algorithms, but not all algorithms are forms of AI. They’re used…
