The recent Indian elections witnessed the unprecedented use of generative AI, leading to a surge in misinformation and deepfakes. Political parties leveraged AI to create digital avatars of deceased leaders, Bollywood actors

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Local journalists are key to informing the public about the devastating dangers of climate change but, in India, a lack of knowledge, training and access to expert sources is holding them back

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Journalists in Cameroon are using their phones in innovative ways to report the news for many different types of media, but major news organisations have still not caught up

Recent advances in AI are mind-blowing. But good journalism requires certain skills which, for now at least, only humans can master

We’ve all been amazed by new advances in AI for news rooms. But we must also focus on ensuring its ethical use. Here are some concerns to address

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AI is now our colleague in the newsroom and is poised to become even more helpful as it gets smarter and we see more opportunities - we look at the potential uses and problems

AI is taking the world by storm. In the first of a series of articles about the latest developments, we explain what it's all about

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