NEW YORK TIMES CRASHES INTO THE WORLD OF A.I.: Newsroom sets up new role to explore exciting but treacherous tech for the Gray Lady!
The New York Times has taken a bold step to bring A.I. into their newsroom! Zach Seward, co-founder of Quartz, is zooming to take up the new role of the Editorial Director of A.I. initiatives. This thrilling new role is stuffed with opportunities to delicately weave the magic of A.I. into the organization’s DNA.
Sorry what? Are the robots coming to take our jobs? The Times does believe that robots can generate smart headlines (AWESOME, RIGHT?) but makes it clear: news is and always will be delivered by human reporters and editors (in your face, robots!).
But CRASH! CNET and others have tripped up publicly, experimenting with A.I. to generate sneaky news stories and falling flat on their digital faces! But The NYT is different, believing that human journalists should always produce the news, using A.I. as a little helper.
Seward’s job is to scout for sizzling uses for A.I. within The NYT’s newsroom and then experiment with them. Kahn and Dolnick say that Seward will “build a small team, experiment with generative A.I. tools and prototype ideas” but don’t say exactly what! So, Seward watches the rapidly shifting industry landscape to ensure that The Times keeps pace as technology takes a wild ride that could spin out of control!
As the cutting-edge technology speeds up, Seward is preparing to take on the task – NO FEAR! For the sake of the news business, everyone hopes that leaders like Seward guide journalists forward, hand-in-hand with A.I. rather than giving them the boot. What are your thoughts on this thrilling intersection of A.I. and the news? Drop a comment and let’s create a conversation!
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