Faculty Sponsor(s)
Kevin Curry and Kay Livesay
Subject Area
Journalism and Media Studies
Description
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a part of our everyday life. With the rapid growth of AI generation technology, and easy public access, we're starting to see AI content show up in video, audio, and photo content. Reception of AI is mixed, and there are many topics that are bringing questionable AI usage to light. Trusted news organizations, like the Associate Press and Gannett, have already begun to experiment with the idea of AI written news stories. It has not been received without backlash. Companies have utilized AI for many years now, with anthropomorphized AI like Siri and Alexa being well known and a part of everyday life. Studies have been conducted on the possible comforts of a more ‘human-like’ system, but there have been no specific articles on AI news writing. To further our understanding, we want to start asking as many questions as possible. Do news consumers want AI generated news? Will they trust it? Do consumers even care if it’s AI at all? These questions and more were developed from a literature review to help with the initial examination. Results from this study will be utilized as a stepping stone towards broader research regarding this issue.
Recommended Citation
Ritchey, Aimee and Elven, Karma, "Who Wrote It? Comparing Attitudes About AI v. Human Written News" (2024). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 6.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2024/all/6
Who Wrote It? Comparing Attitudes About AI v. Human Written News
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a part of our everyday life. With the rapid growth of AI generation technology, and easy public access, we're starting to see AI content show up in video, audio, and photo content. Reception of AI is mixed, and there are many topics that are bringing questionable AI usage to light. Trusted news organizations, like the Associate Press and Gannett, have already begun to experiment with the idea of AI written news stories. It has not been received without backlash. Companies have utilized AI for many years now, with anthropomorphized AI like Siri and Alexa being well known and a part of everyday life. Studies have been conducted on the possible comforts of a more ‘human-like’ system, but there have been no specific articles on AI news writing. To further our understanding, we want to start asking as many questions as possible. Do news consumers want AI generated news? Will they trust it? Do consumers even care if it’s AI at all? These questions and more were developed from a literature review to help with the initial examination. Results from this study will be utilized as a stepping stone towards broader research regarding this issue.
