Truth and Newsworthiness in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

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Abstract

This paper aims to establish the relationship between truth, and information management using artificial intelligence (AI). The rise of AI in journalism fosters new challenges and opportunities for truth-telling and newsworthiness, two central concepts in journalistic practice. On one hand, AI can automate the detection of false information and increase the accuracy of fact-checking. However, the use of AI may also intensify issues of bias and discrimination, and there are concerns that AI may not be completely reliable in detecting truth. AI may preserve the dominance of established news sources and overlook underrepresented voices, leading to the “echo chamber” effect. The paper concludes by highlighting the importance of designing and training AI systems in an ethical and transparent manner and ensuring that diverse perspectives are represented in news coverage. The paper is the first step towards developing a fact-checking and AI project that aims to create an AI system capable of managing and validating elements in daily news to detect false information
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCommunication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2023
EditorsDaniel Barredo Ibáñez, Laura M. Castro, Araceli Espinosa, Iván Puentes-Rivera, Paulo Carlos López-López
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages161-168
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789819977536
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventInternational Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2023 - Puebla, Mexico
Duration: 6 Sep 20238 Sep 2023

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume375
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2023
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityPuebla
Period6/09/238/09/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.

Keywords

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Fact-checking
  • News production

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