Last week, I attended Newsrewired. (Indeed, The Addition was a media partner of the event.) You can read my live blog here. It was a great day, with fascinating speakers. AI was the key theme, as it so often is. The difference, though, was that the tone was generally positive. Everyone is fully aware of […]
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We have made it to April and there is a hint of spring in the air. That has made me feel nice and generous, so this is a rare occasion on which everyone can read the full newsletter about the crossover of culture, media and sport for free. If you want more, please sign up
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You can’t turn on a media podcast, read a media newsletter or attend a media event without everyone talking about AI. So… I’m about to do the same! Let’s get the throat clearing out of the way first. AI is clearly going to have a huge impact on news and the rest of the media.
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As it adjusts to being a weekly, not daily print outlet, London’s Evening Standard is reportedly set to use technology to revive one of its most famous writers. Deadline reported that late art critic Brian Sewell could be returning, thanks to AI. Which technology will be used had not been made public, nor had there
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Somehow, we’re mid-way through September and hurtling through to the final quarter of 2024. With that in mind, I thought I’d take a look at my predictions from the start of the year to see how I’m doing, and ponder what may happen in the the final three months of the year. First things first,
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We haven’t covered AI on the show for a while… so time to return to what has been one of the key topics of 2024! Journalist and author Chris Stokel Walker joins the show to assess where we are with AI. We discuss whether tech firms are delivering what they promised, the interest from regulators
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In the latest “Additional Conversations” segment on the Daily Tech news show, I discussed OpenAI’s new Sora text-to-video AI tool with Sarah Lane and Robb Dunewood. We looked into the impact OpenAI’s latest tool will have on film and TV. It was a really interesting chat, that also took in how content creators might use
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Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, launched an AI toolkit on Thursday. The aim is to make sure performers know their rights and are protected as AI becomes more prevalent in the entertainment industry. The introduction to the toolkit explains: AI is playing an increasing role in different workplaces across the performing arts
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, I am joined by tech journalist Tom Merritt to discuss the effects AI will have across journalism and media following growing attention on tools like ChatGPT and DallE. As these tools develop, simple tasks could be automated and this could allow for better, more investigative, journalism. However, there
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