Nikitha Lokareddy on Building Unspun AI, Zero-Click Search and the Future of Visibility

In this episode of A Journalist’s Guide to AI, Yumi Wilson talks with communications strategist and Unspun AI founder Nikitha Lokareddy about what happens when communicators move from using AI to building with it. Nikitha shares how she built Unspun AI, an AI-powered news intelligence tool that delivers daily briefings, compares sources, analyzes media bias and tracks social signals. She also explains why subject-matter expertise matters, how AI summaries are changing search and why journalists, students and communications teams need to understand SEO, AEO, GEO and zero-click discovery. This conversation is for journalists, educators, communicators and organizations trying to use AI responsibly without losing trust, voice or editorial judgment. Topics include:Building with AI without a formal coding backgroundUnspun AI and news intelligenceAI summaries and zero-click searchSEO, AEO and GEOSource comparison and media bias analysisAI fluency for students and early-career communicatorsWhy human judgment still mattersLearn more about Nikitha Lokareddy:https://www.nikithalokareddy.com/Check out Unspun AI: https://unspun-ai.com Learn more about Yumi Wilson’s AI workshops, webinars and consulting: https://www.yumiwilson.me Follow Yumi: https://yumiwilson.me  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yumiwilson/ Sponsored By: Saspod https://saspod.com/register?refcode=ProfYumiQcLU