Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024
Support Local News In Partnership With American Journalism Project

This news was originally shared by American Journalism Project and can be read here.

The American Journalism Project, a leading venture philanthropy organization working to reshape local news, today announced the research and implementation of the AI ​​behind ChatGPT to explore how the development of artificial intelligence (AI) can support society to thrive. announced a new partnership with the company OpenAI. An innovative local news field.

OpenAI commits $5 million to the American Journalism Project to support the expansion of AJP’s work and to help grantee organizations evaluate and implement emerging AI technologies within their organizations. Up to $5 million in OpenAI API credits. The purpose of this partnership is to establish a line of dialogue between the local news industry and OpenAI and develop tools that can support local news organizations.

Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project, said: “For local journalism to remain a vital pillar of our democracy, we must be wise to the potential power and pitfalls of new technology. There is a need.” “At the dawn of generative AI, we have an opportunity to ensure local news organizations and their communities are involved in shaping their impact. With this partnership, we are ensuring that AI puts journalism at risk. We aim to promote ways to strengthen rather than strengthen.”

There is a huge opportunity for journalism organizations to use AI. AI facilitates deeper analysis of public data and information. Enhance and personalize the user experience. Develop new formats for distributing information. At the same time, AI poses important challenges for developers, journalists, and society, including the potential increase and spread of misinformation, and complex issues around bias, privacy, and copyright.

Through this partnership, AJP aims to create support for community-driven local news organizations to expand their capabilities through AI. The partnership will also support AJP’s efforts to rebuild local news and create a healthier information ecosystem at the local level to counter misinformation and disinformation.

“We proudly support the American Journalism Project’s mission to strengthen democracy by rebuilding the nation’s local news sectors. , underlines our mission and belief that AI should be used as a tool to enhance work,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. “We look forward to working with AJP and its grantees to build a valuable feedback loop and explore ways that AI technology can enhance the work of local journalism.”

AJP and its portfolio of local news organizations will use funding from OpenAI to experiment with applications of artificial intelligence in several ways.

  • Creating a technology and AI studio: AJP plans to assemble a team to evaluate the application of AI in the local news field. The studio will provide expert coaching to AJP portfolio organizations, strengthen their capabilities as they explore how to best utilize AI tools, and support external partners such as OpenAI and quality journalism. Foster collaboration and feedback loops with vendors working on AI applications that disrupt journalism. Spreading misinformation. As part of this work, the studio will organize a learning community across his AJP portfolio to document and share best practices, guidelines, and lessons learned as experiments unfold.
  • Make a pilot investment: AJP will distribute grants directly to approximately 10 portfolio organizations to help them explore opportunities to leverage the capabilities of AI. These grantees will pilot and experiment with a number of AI applications. Their work will serve as an example for the entire local news field on how to best utilize AI-powered tools.
  • API credits from OpenAI: In addition to the $5 million in funding, OpenAI will contribute up to $5 million in API credits to AJP and its portfolio organizations. AJP and its portfolio organizations may choose to build and use tools that leverage this technology.

The American Journalism Project is a leading venture philanthropy organization working to address market failures in local news. We are creating and promoting a new generation of nonprofit local news organizations across the country. Encouraging the adoption of new technology to enhance public interest journalism is a core element of AJP’s venture support. To date, AJP has raised $139 million from local and national funders to address the local news crisis, supporting 41 nonprofit local news organizations across the country.

Founded in 2019, AJP is founded on evidence that robust journalism is an essential component of a healthy democracy. Local news keeps the public informed and engaged. The remarkable decline of local news in the Internet age has seen a tangible impact on civic life, held community, business, and government leaders accountable, and encouraged residents to connect with their neighbors on issues of mutual concern. weakens the power of

Founded in 2015, OpenAI is a research and implementation company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity. The company is now governed by a nonprofit organization and its original charter.