How should journalists govern use of AI in their products? These issues were on the minds of reporters for the independent outlet ProPublica as they walked picket lines last month. Journalists of the independent news outlet Telex work at their newsroom in Budapest on May 19 last year. “It feels to me pretty monumental when we think about the trajectory of AI and journalism,” said Alex Mahadevan, an expert on the topic at the Poynter Institute journalism think tank. A significant minority — 30 percent in a study Toff conducted last year — does not want AI used in journalism at all.

Source: Taipei Times February 28, 2026 18:01 UTC