In this issue: Elitist panic over amateur writers. 93 AI journalism initiatives mapped out. The BBC goes all-in on generative AI. Model mayhem at OpenAI. And Hugging Face’s Florent Daudens on Software 3.0 and why we’re all becoming coders just by talking to machines.
The GenZ Reality Check Media Needs to Hear
In this issue: Announcing the first German-speaking who’s who for AI and journalism. ChatGPT is (probably) not making us dumber. Using Dia, the AI-first web browser. And media innovator Sara Inkeri Vardar wants friction and failures for meaningful change.
The End of the Web As We Know It
In this issue: The web’s slow death by a thousand AI cuts. The 75 AI and journalism experts to follow right now. Jaemark Tordecilla on what actually works in AI journalism (and a killer feature). Search results you can hear. Plus: Make Claude access your blog posts.
The Generation That Gets AI
In this issue: Using chatbots as personal coaches and expert advisors. AI workflow hacks for manuscript editing. Google’s new video generator Veo3 and the ease of creating misinformation. And why publishers need to rethink content for Gen Z’s AI-first search habits with Rheinische Post’s Margret Seeger.
The AI Journalism Toolkit We Actually Need
In this issue: AI tools and prompts for journalists. A new 340-page trend report. The path to funny and creative LLMs. How Google’s AI Mode answers questions about news and elections. And solving the AI puzzle with SZ Institut’s Dirk von Gehlen.
AI Tools Gone Rogue
In this issue: Defiant language models are reading our emails. The death of vibecoding. Books made out of thin tokens. And the radical change in audience expectations with The Telegraph’s Michelle Brister.
The Real AI Revolution Isn’t What You Think
In this issue: Dull language to keep us down. Prompts for audio that actually work. Journalism professor Christopher Buschow tells us where we overestimate the impact of AI and underestimate its potential. And an invitation to Berlin. Good stuff!
18 Journalists Reveal How They Use AI
In this issue: Real journalists using AI right now. How Claude roasted this newsletter (and made it better). And what The New York Times’ Rubina Fillion is reading.
Journalism from First Principles
In this issue: Rethinking journalism from first principles at the Nordic AI in Media Summit in Copenhagen, existential questions for the humanities (and newsrooms), and two insights from Laurens Vreekamp.
