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I Talk To Robots

Will right-wing media come down hard on accurate and contextual artificial intelligence?

Jan 30, 2024

I Talk To Robots

Jan 30, 2024

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Talked with the world’s coolest chatbot about supporting nonprofit journalism

ChatGPT is the best artificial intelligence chatbot out there. It feels alive, and it writes quickly and well.

Dec 8, 2022

Talked with the world’s coolest chatbot about supporting nonprofit journalism

Dec 8, 2022

My Holiday Story (of Nonprofit Journalism and the Bay City News Foundation), channeled by John…

Long ago, writing wasn’t something I did, but leaned toward, like a plant reaching for the sun. I yearned, for what I did not know. But one…

Dec 15, 2024

My Holiday Story (of Nonprofit Journalism and the Bay City News Foundation), channeled by John…

Dec 15, 2024

Don’t give grants to hedge fund newspapers

The local journalism business fell apart because short-sighted companies did not adapt to the digital age.

Oct 24, 2024

Don’t give grants to hedge fund newspapers

Oct 24, 2024

A fad: Ask ChatGPT to roast you.

Here’s a twist on this summer’s social media fad.

Oct 21, 2024

A fad: Ask ChatGPT to roast you.

Oct 21, 2024

Get a Zodiac sign that’s more you!

How I switched from Libra to Aries without creating a cosmic rift

Oct 11, 2024

Get a Zodiac sign that’s more you!

Oct 11, 2024

The local news crisis matters for the simple reason that news provides the facts people need to…

When local journalism works best, it helps people understand each other and solve common problems. But the more impactful stories require…

Aug 2, 2024

The local news crisis matters for the simple reason that news provides the facts people need to…

Aug 2, 2024

GPT couldn’t create a crossword puzzle, then lied

Today’s chat went in more circles than a dog chasing its tail. GPT4o could not make a crossword puzzle, said it would admit it, then…

Jul 15, 2024

GPT couldn’t create a crossword puzzle, then lied

Jul 15, 2024

ChatGPT sourcing still sucks.

A week ago, I asked ChatGPT to evaluate its performance under the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics.

Jun 6, 2024

ChatGPT sourcing still sucks.

Jun 6, 2024

If ChatGPT-4 were a journalist, how ethical would it be?

Today I asked GPT-4 for a self-evaluation.

May 30, 2024

If ChatGPT-4 were a journalist, how ethical would it be?

May 30, 2024

Eric Newton

Eric Newton

I chased the future of news in newsrooms, boardrooms and classrooms. Now I write about life, news, nonprofits, digital media, philanthropy and education. .

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