“AI as a Lifeboat in Media’s Meltdown”
The media sector is nose-diving, and many brace for an impending crash. But as some look for the exit signs, they are met with an unexpected safety chute – training artificial intelligence platforms.
As modern technology progresses, AI continues to storm through different fields. The job market is not exempt, with certain professions threatened by near-total automation. Journalist Arwa Mahdawi from The Guardian claims she's been invited to write the first chapter of AI history by an AI development company. The upheaval hit home, highlighted by an offer to train an AI model for less than the New York minimum wage. This could potentially render her job redundant, culminating in an ironic tug-of-war between humankind and technology.
By venturing into AI-assisted journalism, professionals like Mahdawi help set the benchmarks for how AI impacts and interacts with the media industry at large. This phenomenon gives birth to a new paradox as we advance: individuals are no longer only competing with fellow humans for job opportunities but technology as well.
As we grapple with the idea of training our potential replacements, base survival instincts take over. Isn't it better to shape the development of AI in journalism and guide it responsibly rather than be replaced by it in an unexpected sweep?
What are your thoughts? Will you adapt or resist this change?
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