AI-Generated Journalism Falls Short Of Audiences’ Expectations: RMIT-Led Report
A new report led by RMIT University shows that AI-generated journalism is falling short of audiences' expectations.
Study in Australia: RMIT-led Generative AI & Journalism report is released by the university which summarizes three years of research. The report was introduced at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. The report says that the journalists and audiences both are concerned about the use of generative AI in journalism.
Report lead author, Dr T.J. Thomson from RMIT University in Melbourne said, “The concern of AI being used to spread misleading or deceptive content topped the list of challenges for both journalists and news audiences. We found journalists are poorly equipped to identify AI-generated or edited content, leaving them open to unknowingly propelling this content to their audiences.”
“We found journalists are poorly equipped to identify AI-generated or edited content, leaving them open to unknowingly propelling this content to their audiences," he added.
Most journalists who participated in the study were not aware of the AI usage in journalism. “AI is sometimes being used without the journalists or news outlet even knowing,” Thompson said.
“We also found this with journalists using AI to add keywords to media since audiences had themselves experienced AI describing images in word processing software," he added.
Housing Policies Must Amend To Protect Australians From Natural Disasters, Says RMIT Report
RMIT, Curtin University, UNSW and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute have released two reports on how government can prepare for the natural disaster with better housing policies.
Kroen from RMIT’s Centre for Urban Research commented, “Our research found private renters are most vulnerable to disasters'. They often live in lower-quality housing, earn less money and lack insurance. Many renters struggle to find temporary homes because most support programs don't include them.”
The first report is called ‘Integrating housing policy, settlement planning and disaster management’. The second report is titled ‘Improving coordination of data and actors for disaster-responsive housing and safer communities’.
Dr Francesca Perugia from Curtin University commented, "The data exists but is scattered across various government departments and private companies—often in different formats that don't align. This lack of coordination makes it more difficult to assess disasters and to plan for future risks."
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