Mastodon is great, the only thing I miss on this app is quote posts. I know they have a bad rap bc of Twitter, but every major social network has this functionality for a reason (Tumblr, LinkedIn, Facebook, IG). As a journalist, I’d love to add commentary and amplify great info, build on ppl’s points, etc. You just can’t do that the same wait with replies! Is there any chance we might get them on here?
@taylorlorenz
I second this call, since #QuoteBoost is really an essential part of effective communication for many of us, including #academia, #journalism, and people who work in multiple languages.
Yes, it's coming to Mastodon. And exists on servers that use #calckey, due to be upgraded and rebranded today.
There are many replies suggesting individuals migrate instances, but we should really be talking about getting more instances to commit to use software that do QBs & search. (1/2)
Really confused about the "Goggle builds AI for journalism" freakout.
AI as a co-pilot for journalists is probably one of the few good -- and obvious -- use cases. Replacing journalists is not.
Also a little disappointed these human reporters didn't think to ask their bosses what AI experiments their own R&D shops are conducting right now. I suspect they might have been surprised by the answer.
It's a hole I'm pretty sure Genesis would have spotted...just saying.
@pilhofer@Aron, thanks so much for sharing this article. It arrived in my "inbox" at the same time as the American #Journalism Project and Open AI partnership to support local news. What are your thoughts about it? While I am worried that AI will see jobs like copywriting suffering or wiped out, I am less worried about journalism. Of course, I could be wrong. @jeffjarvis's quotes on the topic were spot-on, I thought.
Google is reportedly pitching a new AI tool to newsrooms showcasing how it can assist journalists by generating article texts and headlines, freeing up their time to work on more pressing tasks. The move could transform the media industry, but for better or for worse?
Garbage ads like this bring in very little money and harm a news organization’s brand and reputation. Does the NYT, profitable because its audience is willing to pay, really need to stoop so low? #journalism
Just want to point out that the NYT morning newsletter recently stopped running a line linking to an image of the front page because it was getting too long. #journalism
“I like writing because I can edit myself,” says Betsy Ladyzhets, a freelance science, health, and data journalist based in New York City (and our Advisory Board member!). While Ladyzhets does appear regularly in the media to talk about her work on COVID-19, she adds that some people “just like being bylines,” and that’s okay.
NYTimes: Google Tests A.I. Tool That Is Able to Write News Articles "The tool, known internally by the working title Genesis, can take in information — details of current events, for example — and generate news copy, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the product." #AI#journalism#journalist#AIpocalypse
“If this technology can deliver factual information reliably, journalists should use the tool... If, on the other hand, it is misused by journalists and news organizations on topics that require nuance and cultural understanding,” he continued, “then it could damage the credibility not only of the tool but of the news organizations that use it.” #AI#journalism#jobs#automation
#AI#GenerativeAI#Journalism#Media#News: "In the following post, we will critically and thematically review the Terms of Use and usage policies of five generative AI providers and recommend a number of terms to the attention of media organisations that are planning to use the models.[1] We included proprietary and non-proprietary, open systems and platforms in the selection, including Open AI, Midjourney, Anthropic, Hugging Face, and StabilityAI.
Before we get into the specifics, here are some of our key take-aways:
Before starting to use or integrate a particular generative AI model media organisations would do well to carefully read the Terms of Use. Different providers make their models available under different conditions.
Of particular importance are the conditions on who is liable for the output of the model, who owns the rights to any prompts or contents shared with the model, the output, and to what extent the provider reserves the right to use any pictures, articles, and other content from a media organisation to further train the model. Some providers of generative AI also prohibit the use of their models for particular use cases, or stipulate additional conditions for the generation of news content (such as OpenAI)."
#AI#GenerativeAI#Google#News#Journalism#Media: "Google is testing a product that uses artificial intelligence technology to produce news stories, pitching it to news organizations including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal’s owner, News Corp, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The tool, known internally by the working title Genesis, can take in information — details of current events, for example — and generate news content, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the product.
One of the three people familiar with the product said that Google believed it could serve as a kind of personal assistant for journalists, automating some tasks to free up time for others, and that the company saw it as responsible technology that could help steer the publishing industry away from the pitfalls of generative A.I."
@jeffjarvis I smiled at your comments in the clip about #Mastodon where you say "...I think that's a model of where we go, where we use the geeks as we need to but don't put them in charge any more..."
@jeffjarvis A great video, Jeff. I'm looking forward to the book. I liked this: In the age of the internet "media is only one part of the network..." Interesting to hear Alan mention that many Journalists are uncomfortable with that. To others, I recommend the content. #journalism#mediarelations#commodon
Several top news executives were reportedly disturbed by a demonstration of the company's new AI article-writing tool. But will they ultimately be able to resist the technology as outlets like G/O and the AP are already using it?
Some executives found it “unsettling.” And some people “said it seemed to take for granted the effort that went into producing accurate and artful news stories.”
Meta's decision to cut news in #Canada is actually a blessing in disguise for the publishers. Instead of relying on social media for clicks, they should focus on making readers directly reach for their sites and apps without any intermediary, which will profit them in the long term. #journalism
Idle Journalism Thought: All paid obits - and far too many papers do that these days - should be required to use the word "died" in place of some flowery phrase mean to avoid the awful truth.
Example: Passed away. Even worse: Passed peacefully from this life into the arms of his loving Savior.
Google is testing a new AI tool that can write news articles and reportedly pitching it to The New York Times and News Corp (www.businessinsider.com)
Google has pitched several news organizations its journalism AI tool called Genesis, which some news executives found unsettling, the NYT reported.