Academic and professional development on the use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence, Robot journalism, Algorithic journalism, Automated journalism, Emerging technologies.Abstract
This research analyzes the similarities and discrepancies between academic and professional discourse about the application of artificial intelligence in Spanish media, understanding that it is a technological tool that helps in the writing of texts and a field that offers new opportunities and challenges for the sector. To achieve this purpose, a mixed methodology has been used, with procedures of a quantitative nature, such as the questionnaire made to journalists from different media (N=139), and qualitative, such as in-depth semi-structured interviews prepared for university teachers (N=10). The results show a coincidence in both discourses in which artificial intelligence will not have a negative impact on the journalistic labor market. There is also consensus that the quality of automated news shows some important shortcomings; it presents clear ethical and transparency challenges, as well as the need to bet on a solid formation of journalists who integrate the use of emerging technologies.