Researchers from the Universitat de València and the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló are conducting research on the current uses of Artificial Intelligence in newsrooms. This study aims to produce a comprehensive guide that introduces journalists and media professionals to effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at work. The study will highlight the opportunities and the ethical challenges associated with AI, as well as the initiatives already implemented in leading national and international media.
This project aims to encourage the ethical and effective use of AI by media professionals, making it a valuable tool to enhance the quality and efficiency of their work in an ever-changing journalistic landscape.
Repository of AI tools for journalism
The following section presents a repository, compiled from academic and technical literature, as well statements made by journalists regarding the use of AI in newsrooms. Due to the pace at which AI is developing, this repository will be a work in progress until research is completed. A summary of the AIs identified is also presented, with a maximum of two or three options for each function. The complete catalogue may be found in the associated project guide.
1) AI tools for the pre-production and documentation phase
| App | URL | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Colibri.ai | https://colibri.ai/ | Transcription of interviews and virtual meetings. Summariser. |
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SpeechText.ai |
https://speechtext.ai/ | Transcription of interviews, podcasts and videoconferences. Video subtitle generator. |
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Sonix.ai |
https://sonix.ai/ | Automatic transcription, translation and subtitling of audio and video files. |
| Descript | Video and podcast editor that transcribes audio to text and converts text to audio. | |
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Murf.ai |
Voice generator for videos, podcasts and presentations from text. | |
| Verbatik | Text to speech converter. | |
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AudioBot |
Text to speech converter. | |
| HeyGen | Generate videos with an avatar to explain any content. Realistic voices with many accents to choose from. | |
| Perplexity AI | Real-time web and social media search engine. | |
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Lynx Insight de Reuters |
Reuters | Analysis of massive data sets. Provides contextual information to support investigative journalism. |
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MonkeyLearn |
Sentiment analysis and text classification. | |
| Rows | Data analysis. | |
| Akkio | https://www.akkio.com | Data analysis. |
| Claim Hunter | Newtral | Repeated false claims detector alerting journalists for verification. |
| App | URL | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Chat GPT | ||
| ChatSonic | ChatGPT alternative. | |
| YouChat | https://you.com/ | ChatGPT alternative. |
| Bard | https://bard.google.com | ChatGPT alternative by Google. |
| Claude IA | https://claude.ai | ChatGPT alternative. |
| Dall-e | https://openai.com/dall-e-3 | Image generation. |
| Stable Diffusion | https://stability.ai/ | Image generation. |
| Firefly Adobe | https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html | Image generation. |
| Gabrielle | (Narrativa) https://www.narrativa.com/ | It interprets statistical data and automatically generates news, both written and audio, in real time. In Spain, it is used by the public broadcaster RTVE, El Confidencial, SPORT, El Español, El Periódico, etc. |
| Aplicació | URL | Funció aplicable |
|---|---|---|
| Echobox | https://www.echobox.com/ | Automatic and optimised content distribution on social media. Automated creation, optimisation and sending of emails and newsletters. |
| SocialFLow | https://piano.io/es/product/socialflow/ | Optimised publication of content on social media. |
| SeoTube - vidIQ Vision (Ai Coach) | https://vidiq.com/es/chat/ | SEO for YouTube content. |
| CrowdTangle | https://www.crowdtangle.com/ | Measurement of the performance of social media posts. SEO is used to increase the impact of content with keywords. |
| Arc XP | (The Washington Post) https://www.arcxp.com/ |
Content management and publication. Audience acquisition. Digital commerce and multichannel experiences. SEO is used to improve the impact of content. In Spain, it is used by the PRISA group. |
| JAMES |
(The Times, London) |
Content management in order to analyse users’ behaviour and interests. Custom informative content. |
