S4E01: AI: The Human in the Loop
Decisions being made today about the use of artificial intelligence in journalism may have enormous consequences for future generations, according to the head of technology forecasting at the UK broadcaster, BBC.
In the first episode of season four of the Making the Media Podcast, host Craig Wilson talks with Laura Ellis about her role within the organization and how they are assessing the impact of AI and machine learning on a whole raft of content creation areas.
Our Guest This Episode
Laura Ellis
Head of Technology Forecasting
BBC R&D
Laura Ellis is a technologist and journalist with a focus on emerging technology, machine learning, disinformation, and data. She has worked on news teams in radio, TV, and online, and led two regional news and current affairs teams through significant technology change, establishing the BBC’s first end-to-end digital newsroom. In her current role she focuses on ensuring the BBC is best placed to take advantage of emerging technology and takes a particular interest in ethics, personalized and automated journalism, machine learning, generative AI, AI in content production, and analysis.
More Resources
For more on this topic, check out
AI – Threat or Opportunity? – The head of a major research body into the use of AI in journalism shares their views
Avid and AI. Past, Present and Future - Find out the work which Avid is doing to assist the creative community with the responsible implementation of AI.
MediaCentral – Fostering Creativity through AI – Get the latest technology previews which Avid showcased at the IBC show in Amsterdam
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Credits
Host: Craig Wilson
Producer: Matt Diggs
Social: Wim Van den Broeck
Theme Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin
