by Eric Newton with DALL-E

I Talk To Robots

Eric Newton
3 min readJan 30, 2024

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

Probably.

That’s what I think today after a talk with ChatGPT4.

Me: Briefly, please list five reliable U.S. news sources.

ChatGPT: “Certainly! Here are five reliable U.S. news sources:

  1. The New York Times
  2. The Washington Post
  3. NPR (National Public Radio)
  4. Reuters
  5. Associated Press (AP)

Me: List five reliable TV news sources in the U.S.

ChatGPT:

  1. PBS NewsHour
  2. CNN (Cable News Network)
  3. MSNBC
  4. NBC News
  5. CBS News

“Please note that while these sources are generally considered reliable, it’s always a good idea to critically evaluate news articles and compare information from multiple sources to form a well-informed opinion…”

Me: Please tell me, what makes a news outlet reliable?

ChatGPT: “A news outlet is considered reliable when it consistently upholds rigorous editorial standards, maintains editorial independence, relies on credible sources, practices transparency in reporting methods…

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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. .