Two of our researches are part of a new media project!

In journalism the discussion about AI has so far been mainly focussed on the practical benefits and risks of integrating Large Language Models into editorial offices. A team at the Chair of Science Journalism led by Prof Holger Wormer, Marcus Anhäuser and Tobias Kreutzer is now presenting the initial results of a new practice-oriented research project that aims to expand the debate to include a more reflexive dimension of quality assurance: the new Medien-Doktor KI project is now being presented at Medien-Doktor.de/ki.

In an initial phase, researchers and journalistic practitioners will find a detailed project description and a comprehensively researched list of existing tips, tricks and guidelines for better AI reporting. Two of our researches, Markus Pauly and Emmanuel Müller, explain in a video series the basic concepts of trustworthy AI. You can find the videos of them here.

In the medium term, the Media Doctor AI wants to present a catalogue of criteria similar to the existing topic instances, which will make it easier for journalists to report on AI applications in a scientifically sound manner and will also be used in the future as a basis for expert opinions in the sense of constructive media monitoring. The catalogue of criteria will be developed using a mix of methods based on surveys of AI journalism experts and AI researchers as well as in the context of topic-specific seminars with journalism students. 

Initial project results will be presented at a conference organised by the ‘German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies’ (DGPuK) in Zurich at the beginning of June.