On December 3, the 5th World Summit was officially opened in Guangzhou. Nearly 200 mainstream ** representatives from about 100 countries and regions, including the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, TASS, and Kyodo News, attended the summit. Nandu and N** reporters learned that Chen Yanquan, vice president of the Associated Press, pointed out in his speech at the opening ceremony, "AI technology brings opportunities at the same time, but also brings challenges, in the face of new technologies, we cannot stand idly by, we must join hands to take action." ”
Chen Yanquan, vice president of the Associated Press. Photo courtesy of the organizer.
Chen Yanquan, vice president of the Associated Press, said in his speech that the development of AI is rapid and ever-changing, and it is also extremely challenging, and everyone in the industry is witnessing the development of AI. Generative AI will change the world, change is already happening, and this technology will affect everyone, as well as every aspect of life.
The venue of the opening ceremony of the 5th World ** Summit. Photo by Liang Weipei.
Chen Yanquan said that the Associated Press was one of the first to use AI technology to support news reporting. "Today, we use AI in every key part of our value chain, from news gathering and content production to product application, and instead of using generative AI to write stories, we use AI tools to optimize our production process. ”
It is understood that the Associated Press's use of AI technology began in 2014. It started by applying AI technology to the writing of corporate earnings reports for its business news team. These stories are very patterned quarterly earnings reports, but journalists have to spend a lot of time writing them on a regular basis. These stories don't play out the journalist's character as a correspondent and thinker, so the Associated Press uses AI technology to make it easier for reporters to deal with this kind of storytelling.
The AP has partnered with technology companies to develop a way to automatically capture data and feed it into templates created by journalists, and editors review the resulting stories directly. AI technology has liberated journalists from mechanical work, and the efficiency of their work has been significantly improved.
There is no doubt that we also face many challenges on the road to using AI technology. Together, we need to advance a legal framework that ensures that news organizations' intellectual property is protected and that content creators are fairly compensated for their work. Without these regulations and protections, the news industry would be at stake because of AI. Chen Yanquan said.
Chen Yanquan emphasized, "AI-generated images and ** have also led to the proliferation of false information on the Internet, which requires our reporters to verify the news ** and make the most accurate and fair reports." AI technology brings both opportunities and challenges, and we cannot sit idly by in the face of new technologies, but must join hands to take action. ”
Written by: Nandu, n** reporter Yang Lingyan.
Shooting: Nandu, n** reporter Liang Weipei.