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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 24 MIN

EPISODE 4: AI CAN'T BE A REPORTER (YET) SO HOW IS IT GOING TO SAVE JOURNALISM?

from Answering AI · host Joe Vazquez

AI struggles to tell fact from fiction, so how can we trust it with news? Podcast guest Yumi Wilson, a professor at San Francisco State University, observes that American journalists remain reluctant to embrace AI machines that have not (yet) proven they are skilled at discerning truth. Meanwhile, as their newsrooms are being decimated by massive layoffs due to a broken business model, there is pressure to use AI. Could it save Journalism? GUEST INFORMATION:Hear more from Yumi: Listen to her podcast, A Journalist’s Guide to AI (Available on all major platforms).Connect: Visit her website at yumiwilson.me to learn more about her national workshops on AI in the newsroom.

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