If you attended any news conference in recent years, one thing will have stuck out: almost everyone seems to be excited by the possibilities of using artificial intelligence for journalism. And indeed...
Nicholas Diakopoulos
director Computational Journalism Lab Northwestern Univ.Ever heard of GPT-3 or DALL-E? These and other powerful new AI models are now capable of generating synthetic text and imagery. How could these models be useful in the newsroom? In this workshop I’l...
Some journalists approach algorithmic assistance the way one might consider hopping into a self-driving car: some are delighted, some are wary. How can software assist reporting, and how might a novic...
Can a robot do my job? Understanding the growing trends in the world of computational journalism. With the Associated Press, amongst others, using automated journalism techniques to publish many of...
Creating community: how effective curation of interactive spaces can bring readers together
What happens when readers who care about a topic find a space where they can share their ideas, photos, and videos with like-minded people? Community: the holy grail of interactivity, chock full of ...