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How The New York Times Uses A Custom AI Tool To Track The Manosphere
The New York Times uses an AI-generated report to track right-wing podcasts and online communities, known as the "manosphere". The report summarizes daily trends and talking points, alerting journalists to potential stories. This tool helped the Times cover the backlash against the Justice Department's decision not to release Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, and is being explored for use on other news beats.
Nieman Lab
Faces of fakery: More fake and AI generated experts con their way into media
Press Gazette’s latest study shows that 27 “experts” quoted in 250 UK news articles from 2024‑25 are fake or unidentifiable, many created by PR firms to boost brand mentions and SEO. The fake experts include a travel writer whose employer admits she doesn’t exist and uses AI‑generated photos, a “sex expert” who uses a porn actress’s image, and a gut‑health guru with no medical credentials. The research also flagged AI‑generated articles and dubious advice from corporate PRs. Major papers like The Sun, Mirror and Daily Mail have begun removing or investigating such content.
Press Gazette
Experimenting with AI in a Living Literature Review
From automating conference scrapes to stress-testing synthesis: a look at how AI tools like NotebookLM and OpenAI’s Agent mode support—and struggle with—the workflow of a living literature review.
AI Accountability Review
New York AI newsroom bill
New York lawmakers have introduced the “NY FAIR News Act,” a bill that would require news outlets to disclose when AI tools are used in reporting and prohibit training AI on employee‑produced content without public notice. Sponsored by Sen. Pat Fahy and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic,
Times Union
Google's AI Tools Flag Their Own Fake Images
Google’s own AI tools can generate convincing fake photos—one of Jeffrey Epstein walking in Tel Aviv
📨 Digital Digging
Who Controls Europe's AI Future?
In February 2025, Ursula von der Leyen re‑framed AI as a European economic and geopolitical priority, pledging €200 bn for AI investment—€150 bn from the AI Champions Initiative and €50 bn via InvestAI. €20 bn will fund the first AI Gigafactories
OpenFuture
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