"What Else Does Journalism Need?": What Questions Does the Debate About the Deleted AI Texts at FAZ and "Tagesspiegel" Raise?

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It is always nice when there is something to laugh about during a principled discussion about artificial intelligence. And the German press (now, no sneering) is certainly capable of that. A fierce debate has erupted between major German newspapers regarding the use of AI in journalism – with painful revelations, vicious commentary, and ruined reputations. And with a chatbot that wrote a sharp editorial commentary about it.

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Several media have recently published texts because they were apparently written by artificial intelligence. What seems to be consistent at first nevertheless raises questions: because where does the boundary between legitimate and reprehensible use of AI tools in journalism actually go? Calling tech journalist Gregor Schmalzried.

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What does journalism still matter in the AI age? Guest: Techjournalist Gregor Schmalzried What did Thuringia's Prime Minister Mario Voigt, Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger and former Tagesspiegel editor-in-chief Stephan-Andreas Casdorff have in common? They all published texts in German media, which apparently had been largely written by an AI. And since these cases came to the public, the industry has been discussing what a legitimat…