Every May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day is celebrated. In addition to the challenges that journalists have faced for decades, this year the presence of another, perhaps the most powerful challenge so far (artificial intelligence) has increased.
Media around the world rely on some of the benefits of this technology, but the question arises to what extent it helps them and what is the optimal way to use it with integrity.
With this year’s theme being “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights.”
AI can be used in a number of ways to help increase press freedom. One way this technology can help ensure that journalists, send information faster to people is through the use of automatic-speech-recognition.
Use ofAutomatic Speech Recognition
(ASR) technology helps recognize speech and automatically subtitle videos and add descriptions, including live broadcasting. The technology can also save time when translating interviews.
This technology can be a good tool that may be used to reach a wider geographical audience that speaks different languages.
Therefore, journalists can tell stories that relates to individuals or people using any language.
Use of tools like Chatgpt
Additionally, AI can also help journalists to fact check, identify the needed sources and fake news before publishing their stories.
This can be done using the deep learning tools that AI has such as Chatgpt.
Moreover, some of these tools have been also used to identify new forms of journalism like Data journalism, Algorithm journalism and Automated journalism.
Data journalism is when large amounts of numerical data are turned into news in a way that the audience can easily understand, while Algorithm journalism means digital processing that combines algorithms, data and journalistic knowledge.
In addition, automated journalism means automatic production and distribution of a large amount of news in a fast-consuming format.
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These types of journalism have made journalism become easier, therefore ensuring that the media relays the right and factual information that has reference and sources .
