#5. Weekly roundup of AI for Newsroom

Hello, this is Sergei, author of "AI For Newsroom".

This week we have a lot of updates: initiatives, reports, some very interesting content about the intersection of AI and news media. And please feel free to add your newsroom's AI initiatives, AI policy, some researches or content you think is valuable for news media.

And I was thinking about the literacy. We still don't know much about AI: what it is, how it works and why we have the outputs we have.

So AI literacy matters — for journalists as much as for audiences. Right now, there are still many biases and misconceptions about what AI is, how it works, and what role it can realistically play in the newsroom. For many people, AI is synonymous with fake content, which erodes trust. In newsrooms, some editors are hesitant to use it, fearing misuse or poor results when it tries to replace human work.

Part of the problem is how we frame AI: we mostly think of it as a generator of content (texts, images, videos) or as a transcription tool that turns voice into text and back again. But I believe its real potential goes beyond that. The most exciting role for AI in journalism isn’t replacing creativity; it’s supporting it. As an assistant to journalists and as a guide for audiences, AI can help strengthen reporting, improve workflows, and deepen engagement. The future is not about creation alone, but about assistance in creation.