Poynter’s MediaWise and PBS launch AI literacy video series for teens The new series called AI Unlocked includes five lessons to help students better understand the world of generative artificial intelligence March 27, 2025 Kathleen Tobin
Why you should be skeptical of that ‘leaked’ audio of JD Vance criticizing Elon Musk An expert who reviewed the video found it was possibly generated with artificial intelligence and likely fabricated March 25, 2025 Grace Abels
Opinion | An Italian newspaper launched a generative AI experiment. It’s not going well Il Foglio’s fully AI-generated newspaper insert promised bold innovation. Instead, it’s delivering misspellings and misinformation. March 20, 2025 Alex Mahadevan
‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign Experts warned about AI’s potential to influence election results. But the anticipated avalanche of AI-driven misinformation never materialized. December 30, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Can AI run with the bulls (and a pack of screaming toddlers)? Google’s generative AI audio tool can produce an impressive facsimile of a podcast. But a tool needs a hand to hold it. December 9, 2024 Jerome Socolovsky
Opinion | ChatGPT rolls out a Google competitor with a skewed view of the news The new AI search platform ignores New York Times articles and some paywalled newsrooms, but appears to boost licensing partners. November 1, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
Poynter: When it comes to using AI in journalism, put audience and ethics first New report distills work from Poynter summit that brought together top journalists, product leaders and tech experts September 12, 2024 The Poynter Institute
Opinion | Breaking down ESPN’s decision to use AI to write some game stories ESPN says AI helps it cover ‘under-served sports.’ Journalists argue the network should just hire more journalists. September 6, 2024 Tom Jones
Images from Kamala Harris’ Aug. 7 Detroit rally are real, not artificial intelligence Local news reports and dozens of photos and videos from local and national media outlets documented the Detroit Metropolitan Airport rally August 13, 2024 Madison Czopek
Opinion | Wyoming reporter uncovers competitor using AI-generated quotes A reporter resigned and the Cody Enterprise attached corrections to four articles after a competitor noted quotes that appeared real — but weren’t August 9, 2024 Alex Mahadevan
Are Google and Meta hiding information about Trump? Here’s what companies say happened Some social media users have accused Google of manipulating search results and Meta’s AI tool of hiding information about his attempted assassination August 6, 2024 Jeff Cercone
The assignment: Build AI tools for journalists – and make ethics job one A recent Poynter Summit on AI, Ethics and Journalism challenged leaders to dream big and solve ethical challenges July 8, 2024 Barbara Allen
Fact-checkers urge collaboration, caution in using artificial intelligence tools ‘When dealing with this new, and yet to grow, devil of AI, we need to be together’ June 27, 2024 Angela Fu
We asked people about using AI to make the news. They’re anxious and annoyed Focus group research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota reveals attitudes on disclosure, trust, deception among news consumers June 27, 2024 Jennifer Orsi
Why journalists should pay attention to developments in artificial intelligence ‘This is a very malleable space that we are in with AI, and this is where we need journalists to be the people who deeply understand the technology’ June 14, 2024 Angela Fu
