Student Workshop | Hands-On Workshop in AI for Journalists

Join New York Times reporter and machine-learning engineer Dylan Freedman, and CITP’s Madelyne Xiao and Hilke Schellmann for a two-hour workshop on AI-assisted journalism. Dylan will share detailed case studies of why and how he used AI tools for reporting challenges at The New York Times (and what not to do). Come with questions about best practices, fact-checking, and designing AI-driven workflows for your own reporting projects.

Optionally, you’re welcome to bring your laptop/tablet if you’d like to ask questions about online tools and datasets.

This workshop is open to enrolled journalism students and students pursuing the journalism minor; space is limited. Registration is required by March 16. The location will be announced to registered participants prior to the event.

Sample projects from participating panelists:

• Dylan Freedman, NYT, “Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.” [link]
• Dylan Freedman, NYT, “Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age” [link]
• Hilke Schellmann, CJR, “I Tested How Well AI Tools Work for Journalism”: [link]
• Madelyne Xiao, USENIX Security, “Machine Learning for Misinformation Detection”: [link]

This event is presented by the Humanities Council’s Program in Journalism and the Center for Information Technology Policy, and co-sponsored by the Princeton Humanities Initiative.