AI may offer cash-strapped newsrooms “an infinite amount of interns,” but those digital interns — like real ones — will need close supervision and rigorous fact-checking, a leading Canadian AI researcher told attendees on Parliament Hill. Hugo Larochelle, scientific director at Mila, Canada’s largest AI research institute, gave the keynote at AI & The Press: […]
Read MoreCanadian media companies have to re-imagine how they gather, produce and disseminate news in order to remain relevant and viable in the age of Artificial Intelligence, AI expert Nikita Roy told the WPFC symposium. Roy was part of a panel on AI in the Newsroom: Promise and Peril. She is a data scientist, Knight Ridder […]
Read MoreFact-based, responsible journalism must be seen as a public good that’s supports democracy and requires government policy, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory, told WPFC’s AI symposium. Bridgman participated on a panel on Misinformation, Disinformation and AI: Trust on the Line. He participated with David Skok, publisher of the online news site The […]
Read MoreFollowing the WPFC symposium, two of the panellists – the CBC’s Rignam Wangkhang and Nikita Roy of Newsroom Robots – convened a newly formed Canadian AI Journalism Alliance to keep the industry abreast of developments and best practices. Some 40 media leaders, including newsroom managers, union officials and representatives of journalists’ organizations, gathered at CBC’s […]
Read MoreIs AI a curse or a blessing? World Press Freedom Canada will host a symposium on Parliament Hill on Nov. 6 to explore the influence of artificial intelligence on press freedom. We’ll identify the threats AI presents to journalists and news organizations, while considering the opportunities it creates to enhance in-depth reporting in an era […]
Read MorePress freedom and free speech continue to take a beating in the United States, as President Donald Trump and his acolytes seek to tamp down criticism. When an Australian journalist asked about Trump family business conflicts, the president responded that the tough questions were hurting Australia “very much” because its government wants to stay on […]
Read MoreIn September, OpenAI lawyers argued in an Ontario court that Canadian judges have no jurisdiction over a lawsuit by leading media companies claiming the tech company uses their copyrighted material to generate AI search answers. OpenAI’s lawyers argued that if copyrighted material was used, it happened in the U.S. and any lawsuit should be filed […]
Read MoreArtificial intelligence is a new technology with the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, but it also carries frightening risks if it grows out of control and harms humanity. This mix of risk and opportunity applies to the press, as it does to most modern institutions. Researchers at Mila, led by […]
Read MoreRoughly 300 guests joined World Press Freedom Canada at our annual awards luncheon on May 1 to celebrate journalists’ role in protecting Canadian democracy. The theme of the 2025 luncheon was Disinformation & Democracy: Standing on Guard. Catherine Clark, a communication consultant and co-founder of The Honest Talk, hosted the luncheon and veteran newscaster Kevin […]
Read MoreCanadians remain dangerously unaware of disinformation attacks, and the country needs an aggressive strategy to combat its corrosive effects. That was the message from veteran broadcaster Kevin Newman to World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon, held May 1 at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre. Newman had a lengthy career as a newscaster, including stints as […]
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