Decca Muldowney

Decca Muldowney, a journalist and web editor at the Distributed AI Research Institute, explores the critical intersection of AI and data journalism. She highlights the urgent need for journalists to differentiate between AI hype and credible research methods. The discussion touches on the implications of 'vibe coding' for reporting practices, the reliability of LLMs in journalistic tasks, and the dangers of using AI tools without rigorous method verification. Decca warns against devaluing journalistic skills while emphasizing the importance of method transparency.