when it was released to the public in late 2022. Many newsrooms ignored it because they were unsure of what to do with it.
At The Tribune, we formed a group of reporters and editors who had an interest or experience with AI to build our guidelines. The group met over a series of months to form much of what I’ve shared below. What you’ll find here is a look at how The Tribune is approaching AI in journalism. Of course, our approach comes with a significant caveat that tech changes quickly. And we must change with it.AI may be used for summarization purposes, such as generating search-engine optimized headlines or description of articles based on human-generated content. There are several tools that can help us do this work, and we’re currently vetting them.
No generative content should be included in an article unless expressly permitted by the executive editor. This permission should be limited to specific segments of stories that are clearly identified as AI-generated. Generative photos should not be used in Tribune articles. However, the use of generative charts may be permitted, provided they are accurate, attributed and clearly identified as AI-generated.We are encouraging Tribune journalists to experiment with AI technology in the news gathering and production process. For example, we can use AI to summarize video and audio of public meetings.