Media Unscripted: The American Journal Project talks about teaming up with OpenAI Media Unscripted, presented by FIPP

This episode takes a slightly different direction as it's less about the person and more about the product. We are talking all things AI with Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project (AJP).

AJP is a venture philanthropy, working to rebuild local news in the US. The non-profit's mission is to 

Empower communities

Preserve democracy

Rebuild local news

Since launching in 2019 AJP has raised more than $157m and it works with a network of 41 local news organisations.

A recent cash injection of $5million has come from OpenAi, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT. This new partnership will look for new ways to support local news through artificial intelligence.

In this interview we talk about why this partnership came about, how AJP plans to use the investment and what role Sarabeth sees AI playing in the future of news.

As she explains, it’s only by working with AI that we can control its outcome and its impact.

Sarabeth is passionate about protecting and promoting local news, so she makes a very convincing argument for embracing this new tech. Or at least experimenting with it and seeing how media can harness the power of AI to enhance journalism, rather than imperil it. 

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