Newsroom Robots

Garance Burke, a global investigative journalist at the Associated Press, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss the crucial role of journalism in holding AI systems accountable and the challenges reporters face in covering this complex topic. 

Burke, a global investigative journalist with The Associated Press, has been at the forefront of investigating the power and impact of AI technologies on society. Her data-driven reporting has prompted federal investigations, cabinet-level resignations, and congressional hearings. Burke's Pulitzer Prize-finalist work inspired an Emmy-winning documentary with FRONTLINE PBS. As a 2020 Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence-John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford, she researched algorithms in government decision-making. Burke also led the development of the AI chapter in the AP Stylebook,  which provides journalists with best practices for covering AI models. 

Key topics include:

• Investigating algorithmic bias and the data behind AI systems
• Strategies for reporting on AI's deployment and performance
• Educating the public on AI biases and impacts on democratic processes
• The need for balanced and informative reporting on AI to avoid hype 
• AI's Impact on Elections and Voter Manipulation

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