The disruptive power of artificial intelligence (AI) will sweep through the information space this year at a time of intense political and economic volatility around the world. The implications for the reliability of information, and the sustainability of the mainstream media are likely to be profound in a year that sees critical elections due in more than 40 democracies, with wars continuing to rage in Europe and the Middle East. Against that background – and with one
forecast suggesting that the vast majority of all internet content will be synthetically produced by 2026 – journalists and news organizations will need to rethink their role and purpose with some urgency.
In a publication authored by Nic Newman who is a Senior Research Associate at Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University, he details the prediction for Journalism, Media, and Technology in 2024.
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