Journalism, genAI, and why human oversight in the newsroom is more important than over
Good journalism depends on facts and credibility, and artificial intelligence presents both opportunities and challenges in this regard. The real priority, however, is understanding that human insight is key to making the most of AI while avoiding pitfalls. As the Council of Europe’s Guidelines on the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence systems in journalism make clear, "the ability to exercise human oversight and control is an important ethical and also legal requirement for the responsible deployment of journalistic AI.
Now, obviously, some journalistic tasks lend themselves to genAI more than others. And for each task, there will be a range of contexts, limitations, risks, and benefits. Yet, the common thread in all these tasks is the need for human oversight.
