AI (ChatGPT etc) is a massive threat to diversity in journalism, amplifying existing biases & entrenching racial (&other) inequalities.
The @LHC4MD has produced a 6 point guideline of how journos and newsrooms can use it responsibly and respect diversity 🧵https://t.co/qyFR9B2rlT pic.twitter.com/m3MLWk5RvF

— Marcus Ryder (@marcusryder) June 16, 2023

Artificial intelligence is known to suffer from deep-seated issues when it comes to diversity: machine learning algorithms are trained on historical data that can embed institutional discrimination; NLP and generative AI suffer from the same problems; and the industry itself has a diversity challenge.

It’s surprising, then, that the discussion emerging in the industry around generative AI has so far failed to engage with these issues: UK regulator Ofcom’s news release on it earlier this month doesn’t mention it; nor does the US Radio Television Digital News Association’s new guidelines. BuzzFeed’s lessons from, and discussion of its use of the technology doesn’t touch on it; CNET, despite being burned by the tech, doesn’t mention bias in its policy.

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