https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/43/85-91
Zaur Babayev
Baku State University
PhD in Philology
zaurbabayev58@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5749-6922
Akif Babayev
Baku State University
mirikrim55@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-1880
Prospects for the Use of Robots and Artificial Intelligence in Journalism
Abstract
The quest for efficiency in the era of ultra-fast internet and vast volumes of available information has taken on special forms – robots are now entering the field of journalistic competition for audiences. Algorithms capable of processing information quickly and producing text that is virtually indistinguishable from human-written content have already been implemented by major media industry giants such as Forbes, The Guardian, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, and many others.
Robotization and artificial intelligence (AI) have become an integral part of the modern media ecosystem. This article aims to describe the current state of these technologies and their role in updating and modernizing journalism. It presents information on the impact of robotics and AI on journalistic practice, identifies potential consequences of AI for the future of journalism, and discusses the growing influence of these technologies. Despite increasing interest, the impact of AI on the news industry and our information environment remains poorly understood. There has also been insufficient attention given to the implications of the news industry's reliance on tech companies for AI. This article examines the use of AI in editorial, commercial, and technological areas, considering the structural implications of AI in news organizations. It concludes that AI technologies will enhance, rather than replace, the work of journalists, and that artificial intelligence does not pose a threat to professional journalism.
Keywords: robotization of journalism, artificial intelligence, AI in journalism, automated journalism, algorithmic journalism, journalistic ethics