Newsroom Robots Chris Dinn: How a Toronto News Startup Developed an AI Chatbot to Analyze & Report on Municipal Budgets
Sep 14, 2023
Chris Dinn, founder of Torontoverse, talks about developing an AI chatbot to analyze and report on municipal budgets. The podcast covers topics like the effects of the Online News Act in Canada, AI's impact on the news industry, innovative approaches to local news delivery, innovative monetization strategies for news products, using AI to analyze municipal budgets, understanding GitHub and Slack for code development and content creation, the role of AI in journalism, the future of their work in Toronto, and exploring AI chatbots and the value of high-quality content.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Innovative Approaches to Local News Delivery and AI Integration
01:38 • 2min
Rethinking Local Journalism and Innovative Monetization Strategies
03:43 • 8min
Using AI to Analyze Municipal Budgets
11:35 • 8min
Understanding GitHub and Slack for Code Development and Content Creation
19:39 • 3min
AI in Journalism and the Importance of Human Perspective
22:29 • 18min
The Future of Their Work in Toronto
40:38 • 12min
Exploring AI Chatbots and the Value of High-Quality Content
52:15 • 3min