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EPISODE · Jan 11, 2026 · 6 MIN

Using ChatGPT as a Reporting Assistant: What Went Wrong?

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/using-chatgpt-as-a-reporting-assistant-what-went-wrong. Overall, the sessions were a lot of work trying to figure out where the agent got its information, and redirecting it with precise instructions. Check more stories related to machine-learning at: https://hackernoon.com/c/machine-learning. You can also check exclusive content about #chatgpt, #ai-in-journalism, #chatgpt-as-research-assistant, #ai-tools-in-journalism, #data-journalism, #the-markup, #chatgpt-4, #using-ai-for-research, and more. This story was written by: @TheMarkup. Learn more about this writer by checking @TheMarkup's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that can be used to help journalists with workflows and summarize dense documents. At Investigative Reporters & Editors’ annual data journalism conference in Baltimore last week, 14 of the 200 plus sessions were related to AI.

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