Martin Schori, Deputy Managing Editor and Associate Publisher at Aftonbladet, joins host Nikita Roy to discuss how Sweden’s largest newsroom built an AI hub, developing a wide range of innovative editorial tools, including a suite of AI-powered tools for the newsroom and a chatbot for the EU elections. As the Program Lead for the AI Hub, Schori shares the biggest wins, challenges, and key lessons from their experiments with AI in journalism.

Key topics include:

- The creation of Aftonbladet’s AI hub and its impact on editorial workflows

- How Aftonbladet used AI to engage readers with an EU election chatbot

- Analyzing coverage using AI to track gender and diversity representation

- Ethical considerations and maintaining editorial control with AI tools

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In this special episode of Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy steps into the spotlight to answer your pressing questions about AI. Recorded during a session with the Online News Association (ONA), this episode covers a range of topics, from ethical considerations in AI-generated content to practical tools that can elevate your work.

1. Perplexity - A generative AI search engine that provides quick insights on any topic.
2. Wobby - A data journalism tool that connects to open datasets, where you can ask questions in plain language and get clear AI-generated insights, reports, and visualizations
3. OpusClip - Converts long-form videos into short, engaging clips for social media, ideal for repurposing content.
4. YESEO - A Slack-based AI tool for generating headline suggestions and SEO metadata, widely used in local newsrooms.
5. Google's Pinpoint - A tool for investigative journalists using AI to search through massive amounts of documents, including handwritten ones.
6. Natural Reader - An AI tool that reads text aloud with natural-sounding voices, perfect for those who prefer listening over reading.
7. Whimsical AI - Creates diagrams and visualizations from your data inputs directly within ChatGPT.
8. Elicit & Consensus - AI-powered search engines for academic research, useful for journalists covering specialized beats like health and science.
9. Nota - A versatile tool for creating SEO content, summarizing articles, and even converting articles into videos.
10. GPT for Sheets and Docs, Claude for Sheets - These tools bring AI directly into your Google Docs and Sheets, enabling you to draft, edit, and generate insights without leaving your document or spreadsheet.

If you're interested in learning more about how AI is being implemented in newsrooms, sign up to receive a series of case studies on AI and journalism, researched and written by Nikita in collaboration with the Online News Association.

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Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), co-chair of the U.S. Congressional AI Caucus and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in AI, shares her perspective on the opportunities and risks of AI with host Nikita Roy.

With over three decades of experience in the U.S. House of Representatives representing parts of Silicon Valley, Rep. Eshoo has been a leading voice on technology and its implications. Her long-standing engagement with tech policy provides a unique perspective on the current AI revolution.

Key topics discussed in this episode include:

• The growing concern over AI models training on news content without compensation.
• The challenge of combating misinformation in the age of generative AI.
• Bipartisan efforts in Congress aimed at democratizing AI.
• Addressing the threat of job displacement and evolving societal frameworks to keep pace with rapid technological advancements.

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